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
Galerie Bao is proud to announce that Trương Công Tùng is a joint winner of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize – 8th edition, alongside Bronwyn Katz, Dan Lie, Yu Ji and Luana Vitra. A gesture of solidarity unanimously praised by the jury and the two foundations, in tribute to Arnaldo Pomodoro, who passed away on 22 June 2025.
His works are on display in the exhibition Dancing at the Edge of the World. Trương Công Tùng opens the exhibition with The Secret Code… breath, termite wings, pigeon eggs, water, wind… shifting with time and space… from here to present…, a work created specifically for the occasion that immerses the visitor in a universe where time and dimensions intertwine.
Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s collection of essays (1989), the exhibition addresses pressing contemporary issues: the decentralisation of human action, ecological concerns, and the narrowing of the future horizon. Here, sculpture is conceived as a living entity, in constant transformation.
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.
The artists are selected by a jury chaired by Anne Reeve (Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington) and composed of :
Federico Giani (Curator, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro), Sohrab Mohebbi (Director, Sculpture Center, New York, and member of the Scientific Committee of Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro), Julia Morandeira Arrizabalaga (Director of Studies, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía), and Chiara Nuzzi (Curator and Editorial Manager, Fondazione ICA Milano).
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
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Trương Công Tùng
