Milan Triennial XI

Milan Triennial XI
Yanagi Butterfly stool at the triennial
Overview
BIE-class	Triennial exposition
Name	Milan Triennial XI
Motto	Improving the Quality of Expression in Today’s Civilisation
Building(s)	Triennale
Area	Parco Sempione
Participant(s)
Countries	19
Location
Country	Italy
City	Milan
Coordinates	45°28′19.92″N 9°10′24.78″E
Timeline
Awarded	15 May 1956
Opening	27 July 1957
Closure	4 November 1957
Triennial expositions
Previous	Milan Triennial X in Milan
Next	Milan 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. "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. "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.