Mario Merz Prize

Edition 5

Mario Merz Prize 5th edition

Finalists’ announcement Art category

Fondazione Merz is pleased to announce the finalists for the Mario Merz Prize, 5th Edition’s. For the Art category they are Elena Bellantoni (Italy), Mohamed Bourouissa (France/Algeria), Anna Franceschini (Italy), Voluspa Jarpa (Chile), Agnes Questionmark (Italy). The artists have been selected by this year’s jury composed of Beatrice Merz (President, Fondazione Merz); Claudia Gioia (Independent Curator) and Samuel Gross (Special Project Manager Musée d’Art e d’Histoire, Geneva).

In late spring 2025 Fondazione Merz will present a group exhibition of the shortlisted artists in Turin. The winner will be commissioned to produce a new site-specific solo exhibition at the Foundation.

Finalists’ announcement Music category

Fondazione Merz is pleased to announce the finalists for the Mario Merz Prize, 5th Edition’s. For the Music category they are Arturo Corrales (El Salvador), Natalia Domínguez Rangel (Colombia/Holland) and Luigi Morleo (Italy). The composers have been selected by this year’s jury composed of Davide Bandieri (clarinet Solo Orchestre de Chambre, Lausanne), Gianluca Cangemi (composer and music curator) and Diego Chenna (lecturer chamber music Hochschule für Musik, Friburg).

A final jury composed of Thomas Demenga (cellist and composer), Philip Samartzis (sound artist and professor Melbourne University), Helena Winkelman (violinist and composer), Willy Merz (composer and conductor), together with the public vote, will choose the winner of this fifth Edition.

The winning composer in the Music category will be commissioned a piece for string orchestra to be performed in a concert or as soundtrack for a museum space.