The Estonian Centre of Architecture presents the exhibition Weak Monument in the Pavilion of Estonia at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (May 26th - November 25th, 2018), entitled Freespace, and curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara.

Estonian Pavilion curators, Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa and Tadeáš Říha, explore the spectrum between the explicit representation of the monument and the implicit politics of everyday architectures: from the triumphal column to the pavement beneath it, through all that is inbetween

.The title itself – Weak Monument – is an oxymoron, a rhetorical device that offers fresh perspectives on how to recognize politics in any built form.

Located at the edge of Via Garibaldi, between the Biennale venues of Giardini and Arsenale, the Pavilion of Estonia – Weak Monument will transform the rooms of the former baroque church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice (Fondamenta San Gioacchin) that offer remnants of a monumental yet decadent spatial symmetry and hierarchy.

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Opening Event RSVP: please send an email with your name/surname/media by 15 May 2018 to press@mintlist.info.

The Estonian Pavilion Opening Event will take place on Friday, 25 May 2018, from 18.00 at the presence of the Estonian Minister of Culture, Indrek Saar; the Director of the Estonian Centre of Architecture, Raul Järg; the Head of the Organising Commitee of Estonia 100, Jaanus Rohumaa; and the curators Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa and Tadeáš Říha.

After the opening, starting from 20.00, The Baltic Party will be held in the courtyard of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice church.

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For any queries, please contact Weak Monument's Press Office mint LIST (Maria Azzurra Rossi, Giulia Milza): press@mintlist.info.


CREDITS & SPONSORS
Exhibition: Weak Monument
Location: former church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
Address: Fondamenta San Gioacchin (East edge of Via Garibaldi)
Curators: Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Tadeáš Říha
Commissioner: Raul Järg (Estonian Centre of Architecture)
Production: Eve Arpo, Maria Kristiin Peterson (Estonian Centre of Architecture)
Collaborators: Tom Avermaete, Pavel Bouše, Charlotte Grace, Eik Hermann, Sandra Mälk, Toomas Paaver, Klaus Platzgummer, Margrethe Troensegaard
Main Partners: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonia’s centenary programme Estonia 100
Sponsor: Ruukki

Website: http://www.weakmonument.com
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The Baltic Party Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/893077944223776/
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Press Office Weak Monument: mint LIST (Giulia Milza, Maria Azzurra Rossi) press@mintlist.info
Press Office Estonian Centre of Architecture: Katrin Tomiste katrin@arhitektuurikeskus.ee