The Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize
Nato nel 2006 e giunto ora alla sua 8ª edizione, il Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize, tra i pochi – in Italia e all’estero – specificatamente dedicato alla scultura, assegna un riconoscimento a un artista di età compresa tra i 25 e i 45 anni la cui ricerca individuale esprima una riflessione sull’idea stessa e sulla pratica della scultura, ovvero un contributo significativo allo sviluppo della scultura nella sua contemporaneità.
The awarding of the Prize is not bound to the use of specific materials or techniques, rather it promotes and favors the free experimentation of sculptural practice and the exploration of its fundamental concepts, considered a novel, original, theoretical and concrete reflection on relationships between the disciplines of art, design, architecture, design and urban planning.
The selection of the candidates and the nomination of the winner are entrusted to a Nominating Committee and a Jury composed of international critics, curators and professionals.
Starting with the 8th edition, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro and Fondazione ICA Milano join forces in a new partnership aimed at energising and expanding the Prize's international reach.
8th edition
2025-2026
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro e Fondazione ICA Milano insieme per l’VIII Edizione del Premio
In spring 2026 the shortlisted artists will participate with a new work in a group exhibition at Fondazione ICA Milan. At the opening of the exhibition the winner will be announced.
VIII Edition / 2025-2026
Nominating Committee
Alvin Li
Curator of International Art, Tate Modern, London
Diane Sousa da Silva Lima
Indipendent Curator
Gabi Ngcobo
Director, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam
Billy Tang
Executive Director & Curator, Para Site, Hong Kong
Gaëtane Verna
Executive Director, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
Jury
President:
Anne Reeve
Anne Reeve
Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington
Members:
Federico Giani
Curator, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
Sohrab Mohebbi
Director, Sculpture Center, New York and Member of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
Julia Morandeira Arrizabalaga
Director of Study, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Chiara Nuzzi
Curator and Editorial Manager, Fondazione ICA Milano
Shortlisted Artists
Bronwyn Katz (1993 – Kimberley, Sudafrica)
Dan Lie (1988)
Công Tùng Trương (1986 – Dak Lak, Vietnam)
Luana Vitra (1995 – Contagem, Brasile)
Yu Ji (1985 – Shanghai, Cina).
In spring 2026 the shortlisted artists will participate with a new work in a group exhibition at Fondazione ICA Milan. At the opening of the exhibition the winner will be announced.
7th edition / 2023-2024
Winner
Magali Reus
(The Hague, 1981)
Nominating Committee
Julia Draganović
Director of the Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo
Bassam El Baroni
Professor in Curating and Mediating Art alla School of Arts, Design and Architecture della Aalto University di Espoo (Helsinki)
Krist Gruijthuijsen
Director of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin
Gianfranco Maraniello
Director of the Area Musei d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea of the Municipality of Milan
Lorenzo Respi
Member of the Scientific Board of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Head of Production of the FMAV – Fondazione Modena Arti Visive
Andrea Viliani
Member of the Scientific Board of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro; Director, Museo delle Civiltà, Rome; Curator Pompeii Commitment. Materie archeologiche / Archaeological Metters, Parco Archeologico di Pompei; Head and Curator, CRRI – Centro di Ricerca Castello di Rivoli
Exhibition
Magali Reus
Off Script
Museo del Novecento, Milano
10 aprile – 30 giugno 2024
6th edition / 2021-2022
Winner
Candice Lin
(Concord, MA, 1979)
Nominating Committee
Sebastiano Barassi
Head of Henry Moore Collections & Programmes
Anna Maria Montaldo
former Director of Modern and Contemporary Art District of the City of Milano
Pavel Pys
Curator of Visual Arts del Walker Art Center di Minneapolis
Christian Rattemeyer
Independent curator
Lorenzo Respi
Member of the Scientific Board of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Head of Production of the FMAV – Fondazione Modena Arti Visive
Andrea Viliani
Member of the Scientific Board of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro; Director, Museo delle Civiltà, Rome; Curator Pompeii Commitment. Materie archeologiche / Archaeological Metters, Parco Archeologico di Pompei; Head and Curator, CRRI – Centro di Ricerca Castello di Rivoli
Exhibition
Candice Lin
Personal Protective Demon
GAM – Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan
April 14 – June 18, 2023
Go to the exhibition
5th edition / 2018-2019
Winner
Aleksandra Domanović
(Novi Sad, 1981)
Nominating Committee
Diana Campbell Betancourt
Artistic Director Samdani Art Foundation and Chief Curator Dhaka Art Summit in Dhaka
Anita Feldman
Deputy Director Curating and Education Department San Diego Museum of Art
Martino Gamper
Designer
Lisa Le Feuvre
Executive Director Holt-Smithson Foundation, Santa Fe
Anna Maria Montaldo
Director of the Polo Arte Moderna e Contemporanea of Milan
Lorenzo Respi
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
Andrea Viliani
Director of MADRE (Naples) and member of the scientific committee of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
Exhibition
Aleksandra Domanović
The Falseness of Holes
GAM – Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan
November 12, 2019 – January 6, 2020
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4th edition / 2016
Winner
Antonella Zazzera
(Todi, 1976)
Curator of the edition
Ada Masoero
Art critic, independent curator and journalist
Exhibition
Antonella Zazzera
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
(Via Vigevano 9, Milan)
May 18 – July 15, 2016
Go to the exhibition
3rd edition / 2014
Winner
Loris Cecchini
(Milan, 1969)
Curator of the edition
Marco Meneguzzo
Art critic, independent curator and professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
Exhibition
Loris Cecchini
Modulo e modello
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
(Via Vigevano 9, Milan)
March 19 – June 27, 2014
Go to the exhibition
2nd edition / 2008
Winners
First Prize
Laura Renna (San Pietro Vernotico, 1971)
Second Prize
Michele Guido (Aradeo, 1976)
Third Prize
Paolo Cavinato (Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, 1975)
Costa Crociere Special Prize
Marco Chiesa (Bergamo, 1973)
Unicredit Group Collection
Marco M. G. Scifo (Augusta, 1977)
Jury
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Valerio Adami
Artist
Kosme de Barañano
Former Deputy Director of the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid and Administrative Director of the IVAM in Valencia
Susan Ferleger Brades
Former director of the Hayward Gallery in London
Kynaston McShine
Curator at the MoMA, New York
Angela Vettese
Director of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, former director of the Galleria Civica of Modena and the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation
Exhibition
Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Scultori. II edizione
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro (Via Solari 35, Milan)
May 14 – July 18, 2008
Go to the exhibition
1st edition / 2006
Winners
First Prize
Claire Morgan (1980, Belfast)
Second Prize
Hong Eu Young (1975, Seoul)
Third Prize
Rimantas Milkintas (1977, Vilnius)
Costa Crociere Special Prize
Laura Renna (1971, San Pietro Vernotico)
Jury
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Kosme de Barañano
Former Deputy Director of the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid and Administrative Director of the IVAM in Valencia
Sokari Douglas Camp
Scultrice
Susan Ferleger Brades
Former director of the Hayward Gallery in London
Tom L. Freudenheim
Former director of the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Worcester Art Museum
Hou Hanru
Professor at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and member of the Global Advisory Committee at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Arturo Carlo Quintavalle
Professor at the University of Parma and director of the Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione of the same University
Exhibition
Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Scultori. I edizione
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro (Via Solari 35, Milan)
May 19 – July 28, 2006
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