miart 2026 awards and acquisitions expand Fiera Milano Foundation collection
The 31st miart, an international fair dedicated to modern and contemporary art, wrapped up on April 19, 2026, in Milan. A selection of ten artworks for the Palazzina degli Orafi collection was made from a 100,000 euro acquisition fund provided by Fondazione Fiera Milano, with jury members Emma Enderby, Arturo Galansino, and Giovanni Morale making the choices. Among the award recipients were Mai 36 Galerie, which received the Herno Prize of 10,000 euros; Lovay Fine Arts, awarded the LCA Studio Legale Prize of 4,000 euros; and Armin Linke, who took home the Orbital Cultura – Nexi Group Prize. Other winners included Marco Pio Mucci (SZ CAM Sugar miart commission, 5,000 euros), Dr. Frank Wasser (Archivorum Publication Award), Diambe (Matteo Visconti di Modrone Prize, 10,000 euros), Theresa Buchner (Massimo Giorgetti Prize, 5,000 euros), and Emilio Gola (Rotary Club Milano Brera Prize).
Key facts
- miart 2026 ended on April 19, 2026 in Milan
- Fondazione Fiera Milano acquired ten works with a 100,000 euro fund
- The acquisition jury included Emma Enderby, Arturo Galansino, and Giovanni Morale
- Mai 36 Galerie won the Herno Prize for best booth with Robert Mapplethorpe and Jacopo Benassi
- Lovay Fine Arts received the LCA Studio Legale Prize for Emergent, highlighting Sem Lala
- Armin Linke was commissioned to photograph Terme di Caracalla in Rome
- Marco Pio Mucci won the SZ CAM Sugar miart commission for integrating magnetic tapes into paintings
- Diambe received the Matteo Visconti di Modrone Prize for work on African diasporic traditions and climate crisis
Entities
Artists
- Vivian Suter
- Sergio Fermariello
- Claudia Comte
- Nika Kutateladze
- Tobias Just
- Sung Tieu
- Giosetta Fioroni
- Concorde
- Theresa Buchner
- Marco Scarpi
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Jacopo Benassi
- Sem Lala
- Armin Linke
- Marco Pio Mucci
- Bruno Maderna
- Piero Umiliani
- Dr. Frank Wasser
- Diambe
- Sofía Salazar Rosales
- Emilio Gola
Institutions
- Fiera Milano
- Fondazione Fiera Milano
- KW Institute
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Gallerie d’Italia
- kaufmann repetto
- Galleria Tonelli
- VISTAMARE
- Bukia Vakhania
- Barbati Gallery
- Trautwein Herleth
- Galleria d’Arte Maggiore
- Ilenia
- MATTA
- Amanita
- Mai 36 Galerie
- Lovay Fine Arts
- Orbital Cultura – Nexi Group
- SZ CAM Sugar
- Archivorum Publication Award
- COMMUNE
- ChertLüdde
- Monica De Cardenas
- Museo del Novecento
- Rotary Club Milano Brera
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Geneva
- Berlin
- Germany
- Rome
Sources
- Artslife —