The 31st Venice Biennale, held in 1962, was an exhibition of international
contemporary art, with 33 participating nations. The
Venice Biennale takes place
biennially
Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years.
In particular, it can refer to:
* Biennial plant, a plant which blooms in its second year and th ...
in
Venice, Italy
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...
. Winners of the ''Gran Premi'' (Grand Prize) included French painter
Alfred Manessier, Swiss sculptor
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...
, Argentine etcher
Antonio Berni
Delesio Antonio Berni (14 May 1905 – 13 October 1981) was an Argentine figurative artist. He is associated with the movement known as ''Nuevo Realismo'' ("New Realism"), an Argentine extension of social realism. His work, including a series ...
, and Italians painter
Giuseppe Gapogrossi ''ex aequo'' with
Ennio Morlotti, sculptor
Aldo Calò ''ex aequo'' with
Umberto Milani, and etcher
Antonino Virduzzo.
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