Trương Công Tùng at ICA Milano, Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize - 8th edition
Trương Công Tùng, The Secret Code..., 2026, exhibition Dancing at the Edge of the World. Premio Arnaldo Pomodoro per la Scultura - 8th edition, curated by Federico Giani and Chiara Nuzzi. Courtesy Fondazione ICA Milano, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro and the artists. Ph. credits: Andrea Rossetti Archive.
Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro and Fondazione ICA Milano present Dancing at the Edge of the World, a group exhibition featuring the five finalist artists of the 8th edition of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize: Bronwyn Katz, Dan Lie, Yu Ji, Trương Công Tùng, and Luana Vitra. The exhibition marks a significant milestone in the Prize’s journey and provides the public with insight into the latest trends in international sculptural practice.
Established in 2006 at the initiative of Arnaldo Pomodoro, the Prize is one of the few—both in Italy and internationally—dedicated specifically to sculpture. Each edition serves as an observatory on the international art scene, identifying artists between the ages of 25 and 45 whose individual research makes a significant contribution to ongoing reflections on sculptural practices and the very concept of sculpture in contemporary times.
Dancing at the Edge of the World opens with The secret code... by Trương Công Tùng (1986, Vietnam), an immersive installation that inter- twines artificial objects and natural elements, expanding the imagination toward other worlds—both human and non-human. By immersing the audience in an ephemeral universe where time and space fracture and interpenetrate, the components of the work—artificial pigeon eggs, an industrial incubator, termite wings, and a canister filled with black water— function not only as materials but also as life mechanisms that provoke questions about the relationship between humans and the biologi- cal systems they create and influence.
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