The Milan Triennial V was the first to be held at the , the first recognised by the
Bureau of International Expositions
The Bureau international des expositions (BIE; English: International Bureau of Expositions) is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction o ...
and also the first to be a triennial event (having previously been held biennially).
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The
Parco Sempione
Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park") is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of , and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative division.
The park is adjacent to the g ...
was used to hold 40 temporary pavilions, and a permanent building, the then Torre Littoria, now
Torre Branca
Torre Branca ("Branca Tower") is an iron panoramic tower located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the sixth highest structure in Milan after Unicredit Tower (231 m), Allianz Tower (209 m) P ...
designed by
Gio Ponti
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti ( ͡ʒo18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.
During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more tha ...
.
Displays included mural paintings by
De Chirico
Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico ( , ; 10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian
artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the '' scuola metafisica'' art movement, which profoundly influ ...
,
Sironi,
Campigli and
Carlo Carrà
Carlo Carrà (; February 11, 1881 – April 13, 1966) was an Italian painter and a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number ...
Prizes
The Grand Prix was awarded to
Elsa Elenius,
Maija Kansanen-Størseth and to
Harry Röneholm (for exhibition display);
Eva Brummer had an honorary mentionl;
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...
,
Eva Anttila and
Toini Muona won gold medals;
Friedl Kjellberg
Friedl Kjellberg ( Holzer, from 1932 Holzer-Kjellberg; 24 October 1905 — 11 September 1993) was an Austrian-Finnish ceramicist, noted especially for her work with the so-called 'rice grain' method of porcelain-making.
Career
Friedl Holzer st ...
and Werner West silver
and
Dora Jung,
Kurt Ekholm,
Gunnel Gustafsson (Nyman) and
Jussi Mäntynen
all won bronze medals.
References
1933 in Italy
Tourist attractions in Milan
World's fairs in Milan
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