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BGL: Canadassimo. Canada Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2015

3,972 views · Published 19 May 2015 · 2:05 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: VernissageTV · 2015 · Education

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Canada's contribution to this year's Venice Art Biennale presents a completely transformed Canada Pavilion. Outside, the pavilion is covered with scaffolding, inside the visitor confronted with mix of curious objects. The installation is the work of the Canadian artist-collective BGL of Quebec City, formed by the artists Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère and Nicolas Laverdière. Marie Fraser, the Guest Curator of the exhibition explains: “Canadassimo offers a strange path through the Canada Pavilion, which has been completely transformed. Beneath the scaffolding that partially obscures the building’s façade – creating the impression that the exhibition is still under construction – is the entrance to a dépanneur, one of the small neighbourhood convenience stores found across Quebec that sell tinned goods and other household essentials. Beyond this typically chaotic and shabby shop is a loft-like living space: though far more organized, this area is evidently the preserve of a recycling enthusiast. Next comes what BGL has dubbed “the studio,” a place crowded with countless objects of all kinds, including stacks of tin cans covered with dribbles of paint. Having made their way through this bizarre living/working domain, spectators can relax for a while on a terrace that offers a marvellous view over the Giardini.” Have a look at the video and see for yourself.

BGL (Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère and Nicolas Laverdière): Canadassimo. Canadian Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2015. Canada Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2015. Preview, May 7, 2015.

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