Venice Biennale 1956

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:church
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Emergence of new artistic languages
Influenced future editions of the Biennale.
gptkbp:attendance Over 200,000 visitors
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Alberto_Burri
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Golden_Lion
gptkbp:closing_date November 1956
gptkbp:collaborated_with Various national pavilions
gptkbp:collaborations Cross-cultural exchanges
gptkbp:cultural_impact Promoted international dialogue in art
gptkbp:director Domenico Raffaele
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Arsenale
gptkb:Giardini_della_Biennale
6 months
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Venice_Biennale_1958
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Venice Biennale 1956
gptkbp:influenced_artists Emerging contemporary artists
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_organization
Informalism
gptkbp:innovation Experimental art forms
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Debates on art's role in society
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:Fontana's_Concetto_Spaziale
gptkb:Moore's_Reclining_Figure
gptkb:Burri's_Sacco
Dubuffet's L' Hourloupe
gptkbp:launch_date June 1956
gptkbp:legacy Continues to influence biennials worldwide
gptkbp:location gptkb:Venice,_Italy
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive international press coverage
gptkbp:notable_album Site-specific works
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Jean_Dubuffet
gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
gptkb:Henry_Moore
gptkb:Lucio_Fontana
gptkb:Alberto_Burri
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:La_Biennale_di_Venezia
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Venice_Biennale_1954
gptkbp:publishes Catalogs and brochures produced
gptkbp:significance Showcased post-war art movements
gptkbp:theme Art and Society
gptkbp:type International Art Exhibition
gptkbp:year gptkb:1956
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alberto_Giacometti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3