23rd Venice Biennale

The 23rd Venice Biennale, held in 1942, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 11 participating nations.[1] The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Winners of the Gran Premi (Grand Prize) included Hungarian painter Arthur Kampf, Swiss sculptor Charles Otto Bänninger, Swedish etcher Stif Borglind, and Italians painter Alberto Salietti, sculptor Francesco Messina, and etcher Luigi Bartolini.[2]

23rd Venice Biennale
GenreArt exhibition
Begins1942
Ends1942
Location(s)Venice
CountryItaly
Previous event22nd Venice Biennale (1940)
Next event24th Venice Biennale (1948)

References
  1. Di Martino 2005, p. 126.
  2. Di Martino 2005, p. 132.

Bibliography
  • Di Martino, Enzo (2005). The History of the Venice Biennale 1895–2005. Venice: Papiro Arte. ISBN 978-88-901104-4-3. OCLC 62237064.

Further reading
  • Podestà, Attilio (August 1942). "La ventitreesima biennale veneziana". Emporium (in Italian). 96: 322–358 – via EBSCOhost.


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