The 33rd Venice Biennale, held in 1966, was an exhibition of international

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, with 36 participating nations. The

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takes place biennially in

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. Winners of the ''Gran Premi'' (Grand Prize) included Argentine painter Julio Le Parc, Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen ''ex aequo'' with Étienne Martin (France), Japanese etcher Masuo Ikeda, and Italians painter

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, sculptor Alberto Viani, and etcher Ezio Gribaudo.

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