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Artribune's Best of 2020: Art World Awards Amidst Pandemic

award · 2026-04-27

In its annual 'Best of' list for 2020, Artribune highlighted notable individuals and organizations in the art sector during the COVID-19 crisis. Best Young Artist honors went to Federica Di Pietrantonio, while Angelo Bellobono was named Best Established Artist and Neïl Beloufa received the title of Best International Artist. The Best Photographer award was jointly given to Luigi Spina and Matteo de Mayda. Fondazione Pino Pascali was recognized as Best Foundation, and Castello di Miramare earned the title of Best Italian Museum. Humboldt Forum was awarded Best International Museum, and PART was named Best New Italian Museum. Seven Gravity Collection was recognized as Best Collector Patron, with Christie's and Il Ponte winning Best International and Best Italian Auction House, respectively. Enzo Mari's retrospective was deemed Best Exhibition, while Rome was celebrated as Best City and South Korea as Best Nation. Lorenzo Giusti was honored as Best Museum Director, and Cecilia Alemani was named Best Curator.

Key facts

  • Federica Di Pietrantonio named Best Young Artist for digital-physical work at The Gallery Apart.
  • Angelo Bellobono awarded Best Established Artist for 'Linea 1201' Apennine project.
  • Neïl Beloufa wins Best International Artist; solo show at Pirelli HangarBicocca Feb 11, 2021.
  • Luigi Spina and Matteo de Mayda share Best Photographer award.
  • Fondazione Pino Pascali wins Best Foundation; docufilm by Walter Fasano wins at Torino Film Festival.
  • Castello di Miramare named Best Italian Museum; reopened June 2 with 1,700 visitors.
  • Humboldt Forum named Best International Museum; designed by Franco Stella.
  • PART – Palazzi dell’Arte Rimini inaugurated Sept 24 as Best New Italian Museum.
  • Seven Gravity Collection wins Best Collector Patron for video art support.
  • Christie's named Best International Auction House for 'The One' hybrid sale.
  • Il Ponte named Best Italian Auction House for digital transformation.
  • Numero Cromatico named Best Hybrid Space for art-neuroscience research.
  • Enzo Mari retrospective at Triennale Milano named Best Exhibition.
  • Pope Francis's March 27, 2020 prayer in St. Peter's Square named Best Event.
  • Rome named Best City 2020; Milan named Best City Outlook 2021.
  • Shanghai named Best Foreign City for art fair continuity.
  • South Korea named Best Nation for Hallyu cultural wave.
  • Lorenzo Giusti (GAMeC) named Best Museum Director.
  • Cecilia Alemani named Best Curator; to direct Biennale Arte 2022.
  • Gallery alliances named Best News.
  • Massimo De Carlo named Best Italian Gallery; opened Virtual Space and Pièce Unique in Paris.
  • Perrotin named Best International Gallery for innovative formats.
  • Anna Mattirolo named Best Official for MAXXI and MiBACT work.
  • Edoardo Camurri named Best Journalist for '#Maestri' TV series.
  • 'The Square. Spazio alla cultura' on Sky Arte named Best TV Program.
  • Decamerette named Best Digital Innovation.
  • Valerio Berruti and Christiane Lohr share Best Catalog.
  • Brera+ named Best Museum Digital Innovation.
  • 'Memestetica' and 'Le alternative non esistono' share Best Essay.
  • Money Must Be Made signatories named Best Graphic Designers.
  • Gallerie degli Uffizi named Best Social Media Performance.
  • Cesare Pietroiusti named Best Museum President.
  • Lara Facco named Best Press Office for TELESCOPE.
  • Postmedia Books named Best Publisher.
  • Mauro Felicori named Best Councillor for Culture.
  • Leo Ortolani named Best Cartoonist for lockdown vignettes.
  • Emiliano Ponzi named Best Illustrator for Murakami collaboration.

Entities

Artists

  • Federica Di Pietrantonio
  • Angelo Bellobono
  • Neïl Beloufa
  • Luigi Spina
  • Matteo de Mayda
  • Pino Pascali
  • Enzo Mari
  • Valerio Berruti
  • Christiane Lohr
  • Leo Ortolani
  • Emiliano Ponzi
  • Miltos Manetas
  • Andrea Galvani
  • Luke Jarram
  • Alessandro Sciarroni
  • Rä di Martino
  • Luigi Presicce
  • Vanessa Beecroft
  • Alessandro Busci
  • Giorgio Griffa
  • Agnes Martin
  • Davide Monaldi
  • Yan Pei Ming
  • Michelangelo Pistoletto
  • Julian Schnabel
  • Sandro Chia
  • Silvio Wolf
  • Enzo Cucchi
  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Jannis Kounellis
  • Germano Celant
  • Miwon Kwon
  • Nicolas Bourriaud
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Teresa Macrì
  • Laura Cionci
  • Giulio Alvigini
  • Arthur Danto
  • Hal Foster
  • Jerry Saltz
  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Tommaso Labranca
  • Claudio Giunta
  • Valentina Tanni
  • Walter Fasano
  • Suzanne Vega
  • Alma Jodorowsky
  • Monica Guerritore
  • Michele Riondino
  • Marcello Dudovich
  • Chiara Ferragni
  • Davide Toffolo
  • Roberto Recchioni
  • Nicola Lagioia
  • Drusilla Foer
  • Sara Cosulich
  • Natalia La Terza
  • Andrea Mastrovito
  • Bong Joon-ho
  • Mario Cucinella
  • Franco Stella
  • Zaha Hadid
  • Coop Himmelb(l)au
  • Snøhetta
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  • Luca Guadagnino
  • Daniele Pittèri
  • Angel Moya Garcia
  • Ilaria Mancia
  • Mauro Felicori
  • Massimo Bray
  • Letizia Moratti
  • Lorenzo Giusti
  • Cecilia Alemani
  • Paolo Baratta
  • James Bradburne
  • Cesare Pietroiusti
  • Lara Facco
  • Edoardo Camurri
  • Nicolas Ballario
  • Anna Mattirolo
  • Gabriele Guercio
  • Stephanie Buhmann
  • Claudia Dichter
  • Nicole Fritz
  • Yuri Mitsuda
  • Marion Poschmann
  • Andreina Contessa
  • Rossella Novarini
  • Emmanuel Perrotin
  • Massimo De Carlo
  • Lucio Amelio
  • Livio Cassese
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  • bruno
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  • Refik Anadol
  • Giulia Cenci
  • Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti
  • Christian Greco
  • Omar Victor Diop
  • Alessandro Imbriaco
  • Marlene Dumas
  • Caroline Bourgeois
  • ruangrupa
  • Walter Carrera
  • Marco Marcassoli
  • Beatrice Bulgari
  • Alessandro Rabottini
  • Leonardo Bigazzi
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  • Dichen Lachman
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  • David Le Breton
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  • Torino Film Festival
  • Castello di Miramare
  • Humboldt Forum
  • Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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  • Pièce Unique
  • Perrotin Secondary Market
  • Decamerette
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  • ISIT
  • Litografia R.Bulla
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  • Estate Romana
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  • Gallucci editore
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  • Opera Viva Barriera di Milano
  • Mazzoleni
  • Assab One
  • Biennale di Lione
  • Galleria Nazionale di Roma
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  • Venice Biennale
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  • Palazzo Madama
  • Humboldt Books
  • Domus
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