| Class | Triennial |
|---|---|
| Category | 10 |
| Year | 1957 |
| Building | Triennale |
| Area | Parco Sempione |
| Cnt | 19 |
| Country | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Coord | 45°28′19.92″N 9°10′24.78″E |
| Award | 15 May 1956 |
| Open | 27 July 1957 |
| Close | 4 November 1957 |
| Prevexpo | Milan Triennial X |
| Prevcity | Milan |
| Nextexpo | Milan Triennial XII |
| Nextcity | Milan |
The Milan Triennial XI was the Triennial in Milan of 1957 sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE).[1] Its theme was Improving the Quality of Expression in Today’s Civilisation.[1]
Contents
There was a survey of sculpture of the previous 50 years, showing works by Umberto Boccioni, Constantin Brâncuși, Alexander Calder, Arturo Martini, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Auguste Rodin.[1]
Gillo Dorfles, Leonardo Ricci, Luigi Rosselli and Marco Zanuso organised an industrial product exhibition.[1] And Agnoldomenico Pica an architecture section.[1]
Timo Sarpaneva won 2 Grand Prix, Kaj Franck, Dora Jung and Kyllikki Salmenhaara[2] one each. Antti Nurmesniemi, Yki Nummi, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Vuokko Eskolin, Bertel Gardberg[3] and Sori Yanagi won gold medals, Yanagi's for his butterfly stool.[4] Saara Hopea won a silver medal for her flamingo liqueur glasswork.[3]
The USA pavilion was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and Paul McCobb.[5]
References
- ^ "Triennale di Milano 1957". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1978. p. 848. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "The golden age of Finnish design at the Triennales - Forthzine - Jonas Forth .". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Japanese Designers 101 | Spoon & Tamago". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "The international Exhibitions of the Triennale di Milano". Retrieved 8 December 2018.