Milan Triennial XI
Yanagi Butterfly stool at the triennial
Overview
BIE-classTriennial exposition
NameMilan Triennial XI
MottoImproving the Quality of Expression in Today’s Civilisation
Building(s)Triennale
AreaParco Sempione
Participant(s)
Countries19
Location
CountryItaly
CityMilan
Coordinates45°28′19.92″N 9°10′24.78″E / 45.4722000°N 9.1735500°E / 45.4722000; 9.1735500
Timeline
Awarded15 May 1956
Opening27 July 1957
Closure4 November 1957
Triennial expositions
PreviousMilan Triennial X in Milan
NextMilan Triennial XII in 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 [it] 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

  1. ^ a b c d e "Triennale di Milano 1957". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1978. p. 848. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The golden age of Finnish design at the Triennales - Forthzine - Jonas Forth ". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Japanese Designers 101 | Spoon & Tamago". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. ^ "The international Exhibitions of the Triennale di Milano". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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