MAXXI Bulgari Prize 2025: All-Female Shortlist Announced

The MAXXI Bulgari Prize's fifth edition has revealed its three finalists: Chiara Bersani, Adji Dieye, and Margherita Moscardini, creating the first all-female shortlist. Launched in 2018, this award aims to promote emerging artists in the Italian contemporary scene. The announcement took place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, with notable attendees including Maria Emanuela Bruni, President of the MAXXI Foundation, Matteo Morbidi, Director of the Bvlgari Foundation, and Francesco Stocchi, Artistic Director of MAXXI. Their site-specific installations will be showcased at MAXXI in autumn 2026, under the curation of Giulia Ferracci. The winning piece will be added to the MAXXI Collection, with a jury comprising Francesco Stocchi, Micol Forti, Adam Kleinman, Beatrix Ruf, and Rein Wolfs, selecting from nominations by various Italian curators and critics.