China Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Art: Shaping the Image of the Country Through Art

Student: Ishchenko Elena

Supervisor: Anna Guseva

Educational Programme: History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2020

This paper analyses the pavilion of the PRC at the Venice Biennale of Arts for the formation of the country's image through art. On the example of national pavilions 2005-2019 it is proved that the PRC purposefully forms the image of the country through art, influencing both international and domestic audiences, and also that China seeks to simultaneously position itself as the heiress of Chinese civilization and the modern, “open” state.

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