Artribune Best of 2022: Refik Anadol, Cecilia Alemani, and Documenta 15 Top Awards

award · 2026-04-27

The Best of 2022 awards by Artribune highlighted outstanding individuals and occurrences in the art sector. Refik Anadol received the title of Best International Artist for his AI installations showcased at Palazzo Strozzi and MoMA. Valerio Berruti was honored as Best Italian Artist for his public sculptures and a unique pop-up book. Giulia Cenci earned the title of Best Young Italian Artist following her participation in the Biennale. Cecilia Alemani was recognized as Best Curator for the 59th Venice Biennale, while Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti was named Best Young Curator. Christian Greco was awarded Best Museum Director at Museo Egizio. The Best Exhibition accolade went to Marlene Dumas's show, and Documenta 15 was recognized as the Best Artistic Event. Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria was named Best Italian Museum, Milan was declared Metropolis of the Year, climate protests were recognized as News of the Year, and AI was awarded Best Digital Novelty.

Key facts

Refik Anadol won Best International Artist for his AI installations at Palazzo Strozzi and MoMA.
Cecilia Alemani curated the 59th Venice Biennale 'Il latte dei sogni'.
Documenta 15 was awarded Best Artistic Event despite controversies.
Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria was named Best Italian Museum.
Christie's achieved record sales of $8.4 billion in 2022.
Climate protests targeting artworks were News of the Year.
AI applications like Dall-E and ChatGPT were Best Digital Novelty.
Milan was Metropolis of the Year for attracting international galleries.

Entities

Artists

Refik Anadol
Valerio Berruti
Giulia Cenci
Cecilia Alemani
Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti
Christian Greco
Omar Victor Diop
Alessandro Imbriaco
Marlene Dumas
Caroline Bourgeois
ruangrupa
Andrea Mastrovito
Walter Carrera
Marco Marcassoli
Beatrice Bulgari
Alessandro Rabottini
Leonardo Bigazzi
Paola Ugolini
Karimah Ashadu
Jonathas de Andrade
Aziz Hazara
He Xiangyu
Masbedo
James Richards
Emilija Škarnulytė
Ana Vaz
James Bradburne
Adriano Pedrosa
Sarah Cosulich
Michele De Lucchi
Norman Foster
Jean Dubuffet
Lorenzo Lunghi
Pietro De Feudis
Mario Cucinella
Giovanna Forlanelli Rovati
Luigi Rovati
Pablo Picasso
Piero Fornasetti
Andy Warhol
Man Ray
Paul G. Allen
Gianfranco Maraniello
Mauro Felicori
Giovanna Melandri
Alessandro Giuli
Giulia Cavaliere
Vincenzo Trione
Christian Caliandro
Andrea Colamedici
Maura Gancitano
Andrea Serio
Manuele Fior
Dan Erickson
Ben Stiller
Aoife McArdle
Adam Scott
Zach Cherry
Britt Lower
Tramell Tillman
Jen Tullock
Dichen Lachman
Michael Chernus
John Turturro
Christopher Walken
Patricia Arquette
Extraweg
Oliver Latta
Roberto Celestri
Nicolò Porcelluzzi
Andrea Pazienza
Lara Facco
Joan Fontcuberta
Simon Starling
Matteo Parisini
Luigi Ghirri
Nathalie du Pasquier
Miuccia Prada
Rem Koolhaas
Adrian Paci
Sislej Xhafa
Ajola Xoxa
Driant Zeneli
Emmanuel Macron
Rima Abdul Malak
Guido Maria Brera
Mario Gianani
Roberto Zanco
Mario Calabresi
Christian Marazzi
David Le Breton
Claudia Bianchi
Kate Crawford
Rosi Braidotti
Naomi Wolf
Reza Negarestani
Beppe Fenoglio
Stan Lee
Riccardo Falcinelli
Charles Dickens
Mirella Bentivoglio
Gerardo Dottori
Alberto Burri
Leoncillo
Gentile da Fabriano
Beato Angelico
Piero della Francesca
Perugino
Parmigianino
Masaccio
Giovanni Bellini
Tiziano
Caravaggio
Gustav Klimt
Guido Reni
Francisco Goya
Johannes Vermeer
Vincent van Gogh
Pellizza da Volpedo
Lia Rumma
Eugenio in Via Di Gioia
Tommaso Bonaventura
Fabio Severo

Institutions

Artribune
Palazzo Strozzi
MoMA
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo Lazio e Molise
Ferrero
Gallucci editore
Sky Arte
Open Arms
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
St.Joost Academy
Biennale di Venezia
Art Basel
MAXXI BVLGARI PRIZE
Premio Cairo
Pinacoteca Agnelli
Museo Egizio di Torino
5 Continents Editions
Galleria MAGNIN-A
MAXXI L'Aquila
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione
Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra di Rovereto
Castiglia di Saluzzo
Fondazione Garuzzo
MUFOCO
Archivio Atena
Palazzo Grassi
Pinault Collection
documenta
Fridericianum
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria
Palazzo dei Priori
Intesa San Paolo
Banco di Napoli
AMDL Circle
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Museo del Louvre
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Fondazione Prada
Galleria Continua
Belmond
The Drawing Hall
Fondazione In Between Art Film
In Between Art Film
Complesso dell'Ospedaletto
Pinacoteca di Brera
Palazzo Citterio
XNL Piacenza Contemporanea
Volumnia
Galleria Ricci Oddi
Fondazione Rocco Guglielmo
Harabel
Destil
GAT (Galleria d'Arte di Tirana)
FAB
COD
Bunk'Art
Casa delle Foglie
Bazement
Zeta Contemporary
Paris+
Hauser&Wirth
Flashback
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Boucheron
Fondazione Luigi Rovati
Palazzo Bocconi-Rizzoli-Carraro
Christie's
IED (Istituto Europeo di Design)
Accademia Galli di Como
Museo del Novecento
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
Palazzo Morando
Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano
Studio Museo Francesco Messina
MART
MAMBo
Reggia di Caserta
MAXXI
Ultima Generazione
MEET Centro di Cultura Digitale
Progetto Prada Arte
Spotify
Einaudi
Castelvecchi
Tlon
La Galleria Nazionale di Roma
Ceravento
Linus
Festival Illustri di Vicenza
Fondazione Torino Musei
Festival internazionale di Angoulême
La Revue Dessinée
Feltrinelli
Auge Design
PiCK UP!
Leibniz
Apple TV+
Sky Q
Now Smart Stick
La7
3D Produzioni
CHORA
Chora Academy
Radio GAMeC
Clubhouse
Marazzi
Gallerie Estensi di Modena
Mutina
Metropolitana di Brescia

Locations

Istanbul
Turkey
New York
United States
Abruzzo
Italy
Lazio
Molise
Alba
Cortona
Tuscany
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Bologna
Den Bosch
Breda
Venice
Milan
Turin
Rome
Perugia
Florence
Genoa
Piacenza
Bergamo
Grassobbio
Rovereto
Trento
Ravenna
Rimini
Reggio Emilia
Modena
Fiorano Modenese
Brescia
Pescara
Vicenza
Cesena
Paris
France
Marseille
Villeurbanne
Lyon
Kassel
Germany
Bilbao
Spain
Tirana
Albania
Dakar
Senegal
Brussels
Belgium
Berlin
Lucca
Como
L'Aquila
Saluzzo
Atena Lucana
Gerace
Calabria
Ionian Coast
Sydney
Australia
Crows Nest
Waterloo

Sources

Artribune — 2022-12-27