The Milan Biennial was the first edition of the Milan Biennial. This, and the 3 subsequent biennials, were organised by the

Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche ISIA - Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (''Higher Institute for Artistic Industries''), is the name of four Italian universities, which train students in the field of design. The ISIAs are in Rome, Florence, Faenza and Urbino. They a ...

(ISIA) to provide an arts vision for the new

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy wa ...

. It was called the ''International Exhibition of Decorative Arts''. Exhibitions included a ''Futurist Hall'' by

Fortunato Depero Fortunato Depero (30 March 1892 – 29 November 1960) was an Italian Futurism (art), futurist painter, writer, sculptor, and graphic designer. Biography Although born in Fondo or in the neighboring village of Malosco, according to other sou ...

. It was held in Monza at the Royal Villa of Monza, and ran from 19 May 1923 to 31 October 1923. After 4 biennials the timing was changed to every three years to form the

Milan Triennial The ''Milan Triennial'' (Triennale di Milano) is an art and design exhibition that takes place every three years at the Triennale di Milano Museum in Milan, Italy. History The exhibition was originally established in 1923 as a biennial architect ...

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