Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art (abbreviation CCA; Estonian : Kaasaegse Kunsti Eesti Keskus) is a non-profit expert institution, which via international projects activates and develops Estonian contemporary art scene. [1] CCA office is located in Tallinn. It accommodates an archive of cultural and art historical significance. [2] CCA has been mediating information about the work of local artists since 1992 when CCA was founded. [1]
Since 2013, CCA director is Maria Arusoo. [3]
CCA is the commissioner of the Estonian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. [1]
# | Year | Artist(s) | Curator(s) | Title | Location | Ref |
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59th | 2022 | Kristina Norman, Bita Razavi, Emilie Rosalie Saal | Corina Apostol | Orchidelirium. Appetite for Abundance | Rietveld pavilion, Giardini | |
58th | 2019 | Kris Lemsalu | Birth V - Hi & Bye | c/o Legno & Legno, Giudecca | [4] | |
57th | 2017 | Katja Novitskova | Kati Ilves | If Only You Could See What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes | Palazzo Malipiero | [5] |
56th | 2015 | Jaanus Samma | Eugenio Viola | NSFW. Chairman's Tale | Palazzo Malipiero | [6] |
55th | 2013 | Dénes Farkas | Adam Budak | Evident in Advance | Palazzo Malipiero | [7] |
54th | 2011 | Liina Siib | A Woman Takes Little Space | Palazzo Malipiero | [8] | |
53rd | 2009 | Kristina Norman | Marco Laimre | After-War | Palazzo Malipiero | [9] |
52nd | 2007 | Marko Mäetamm | Mika Hannula | Loser's Paradise | Palazzo Malipiero | [10] |
51st | 2005 | Mark Raidpere | Hanno Soans | Isolator | Palazzo Malipiero | [11] |
50th | 2003 | John Smith (Marko Mäetamm, Kaido Ole) | Anders Härm | Marko und Kaido | Palazzo Malipiero | [12] |
49th | 2001 | Ene-Liis Semper, Marco Laimre | La Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi | [13] | ||
48th | 1999 | Ando Keskküla, Jüri Ojaver, Peeter Pere | Johannes Saar | Palazzo Querin | ||
47th | 1997 | Siim-Tanel Annus, Raoul Kurvitz, Jaan Toomik | Near San Marco Square | [14] |
CCA has been mediating information about the work of local artists [2] since 1992. In 2020 it launched an online database of significant contemporary artists in Estonia. [15]
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