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Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Receives Premio Ipazia 2018

award · 2026-05-04

On November 23, 2018, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, a prominent Italian art collector and philanthropist, was awarded the Premio Ipazia alla Donna Eccellente at Teatro Duse in Genoa during the 14th Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile. This accolade recognizes outstanding contributions by women in the fields of art and culture. Sandretto Re Rebaudengo began her collection in London in 1992, amassing over 1,000 artworks and 3,000 photographs. In 1995, she established the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, followed by the Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Madrid in 2017. She chairs the Comitato delle Fondazioni Italiane Arte Contemporanea and promotes new commissions, such as Rachel Rose's 'Wil-O-Wisp,' while also overseeing the 'Young Curators Residency Programme.'

Key facts

  • Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo received the Premio Ipazia alla Donna Eccellente 2018 in Genoa on November 23, 2018.
  • The award was given during the 14th Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile organized by Consuelo Barilari.
  • Her collection includes over 1,000 works and 3,000 photographs dating from 1839.
  • The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo was established in 1995 in Turin.
  • In 2017, she founded the Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Madrid's Matadero Nave 9.
  • She presides over the Comitato delle Fondazioni Italiane Arte Contemporanea, founded in 2014 with 14 member foundations.
  • The committee signed a protocol with MiBAC in June 2015 and contributed to the Italian Council project.
  • The 'Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media' with the Philadelphia Museum of Art produced Rachel Rose's video 'Wil-O-Wisp'.

Entities

Artists

  • Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Cindy Sherman
  • Barbara Kruger
  • Sherrie Levine
  • Rachel Rose
  • Andra Ursuta
  • Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
  • Monster Chetwynd
  • Carol Rama
  • Damien Hirst
  • Charles Ray
  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • David Hammons

Institutions

  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Comitato delle Fondazioni Italiane Arte Contemporanea
  • Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile
  • Premio Ipazia
  • Teatro Duse
  • Whitechapel Gallery
  • Centro de Arte Contemporanea de Quito
  • Kunstmuseum Trondheim
  • me Collectors Room Berlin
  • RAM Shanghai
  • Touchstones Rochdale
  • GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
  • Castello di Rivoli
  • MiBAC
  • Italian Council
  • Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura contemporanee e Periferie urbane
  • Fondazione IEO-CCM
  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
  • Centro Cardiologico Monzino
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Matadero Madrid

Locations

  • Genoa
  • Italy
  • Teatro Duse
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Turin
  • Guarene d'Alba
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Matadero Nave 9
  • Quito
  • Ecuador
  • Trondheim
  • Norway
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Shanghai
  • China
  • Manchester

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