Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)

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Paris Exposition international exposition world's fair

The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) was a major Paris world’s fair showcasing contemporary art, architecture, and technological innovation on the eve of World War II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paris Exposition → international exposition → world's fair →
aim	to demonstrate harmony between art and technology → to showcase French cultural and industrial leadership →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco → modernist architecture →
city	Paris →
closed	1937-11-25 →
country	France →
exhibitedArtist	Alexander Calder → Joan Miró → Pablo Picasso →
exhibitedWork	Guernica →
feature	industrial exhibitions → national pavilions → scientific and technical demonstrations → thematic pavilions →
focus	contemporary art → modern architecture → technological innovation →
followedBy	Exposition Universelle de 1949 (planned but not held as originally conceived) →
languageOfOfficialTitle	French →
legacy	construction of Palais de Chaillot → construction of Palais de Tokyo →
location	Champ-de-Mars → Paris → Trocadéro →
notablePavilion	French National Pavilion → German Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) → Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) → Spanish Republic Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) →
notableStructure	Palais de Chaillot → Palais de Tokyo → Pavillon de l'Électricité → Pavillon des Chemins de fer →
officialName	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne →
opened	1937-05-25 →
organizedBy	French Third Republic →
politicalContext	Nazi Germany–Soviet Union rivalry in propaganda → Spanish Civil War → rise of fascism in Europe →
precededBy	Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (1925) →
recognizedBy	Bureau International des Expositions →
shortName	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques → Paris International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life →
situatedInTime	eve of World War II → interwar period →
theme	arts and techniques in modern life →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) ("Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques") → Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) ("Paris International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life") →	shortName
Palais de Chaillot →	builtFor
Albert Speer ("German Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exposition") →	designed
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes ("Exposition internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne") →	followedBy
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) ("Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne") →	officialName
Place du Trocadéro ("1937 Paris Exposition") →	redesignedFor