The 32nd Venice Biennale, held in 1964, was an exhibition of international
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic co ...
, with 34 participating nations. The
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...
takes place
biennially in
Venice, Italy. Winners of the ''Gran Premi'' (Grand Prize) included American painter
Robert Rauschenberg, Swiss sculptor
Zoltan Kemeny, German draughtsman
Joseph Fassbender
Joseph Fassbender (Faßbender) (14 April 1903, in Cologne – 5 January 1974, in Cologne) was a German painter and draughtsman.
Life and art
During the 1920s Fassbender was trained in painting by Richard Seewald at the Kölner Werkschulen. S ...
, and Italian sculptors
Andrea Cascella, sculptor
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Arnaldo Pomodoro (born 23 June 1926) is an Italian sculptor. He was born in Morciano, Romagna, and lives and works in Milan. His brother, Giò Pomodoro (1930–2002) was also a sculptor.
Pomodoro designed a controversial fiberglass crucifix fo ...
, and etcher
Angelo Savelli
Angelo Savelli (30 October 1911 – 27 April 1995) was an Italian painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad ...
.
Rauschenberg's selection for the
Golden Lion marked the United States' ascendancy over European artistic dominance, and the entrance of
pop art into canon.
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