PREMIO COMBAT 2026 – XVII EDITION
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Opening 4 july alle 5PM
4 july– 2 august 2026
Museo della Città di Livorno – Bottini dell’Olio
On Saturday, 4 July, the 17th edition of Premio Combat opens. Until 2 August 2026, the Museo della Città di Livorno will serve as the exclusive venue for the final exhibition, presenting works by the eighty artists selected for the international contemporary art competition.
Organised by Blob ART ETS Cultural Association, with the support of the Municipality of Livorno, the Region of Tuscany, and the Fondazione Livorno, Premio Combat remains one of Italy's longest-running and most respected initiatives dedicated to promoting contemporary artistic research.
The 2026 edition received more than one thousand submissions from Italy and abroad, reaffirming the international scope of the award and its ability to capture evolving artistic practices and languages. The eighty finalists, selected by a jury of curators, museum directors, and art professionals, offer a broad and multifaceted overview of current trends in contemporary art.
Painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, installation, and video come together in an exhibition that brings diverse artistic approaches into dialogue. The works explore themes ranging from personal experience to social and political issues, creating narratives, visions, and reflections that engage with the complexities of contemporary life.
This year's edition is distinguished by the works' ability to offer multiple perspectives on the present, revealing the sensibilities, urgencies, and imaginaries that shape contemporary artistic practice. The exhibition moves between intimate viewpoints and collective perspectives, everyday experiences and broader reflections on how we interpret, inhabit, and represent the world. Traditional techniques and experimental practices coexist, reflecting the richness and complexity of today's artistic production without adhering to a single trend or dominant language.
The award ceremony will take place on Sunday, 2 August 2026, at the Museo della Città di Livorno. The overall Premio Combat winner, the section awards, and the special prizes promoted by the project's partners will be presented during the ceremony.
As part of the Effetto Venezia 2026 programme, Premio Combat will take place this year alongside the inaugural Livorno Art Book Fair, a new event dedicated to independent publishing, artists' books, photography, zines, and self-publishing.
The convergence of these two events marks the beginning of a new chapter for contemporary art in Livorno, bringing together artistic practices, independent publishing, visual culture, and new forms of cultural production. This dialogue reinforces the city's role as a place for exchange, research, and experimentation, while establishing the Museo della Città as a meeting point for diverse artistic languages, experiences, and audiences.
The finalists:
Painting Section
Alice Moschetta, Josefina Ayllon, Alessandro Cito, Claudia Aschieri, Marco Crispano, Dario Wela, Luigi Di Fabio, Carlo Galofaro, Giulia Spugnoli, Luca Guidotti, Andrea Loi, Luca Balottin, Simona Mastropietro, Simone Miccichè, Michela Milani, Nicola Barth, Anastasia Norenko, Alessia Offidani, Diego Randazzo, Francesco Ronchi, Marco Sandreschi, Giuseppe Sciortino, Sergio Gagliardo, Lena Shaposhnikova, Signorino Pale, Sofie Tobiasova, Tonino Lacertosa, Tomás Toste, Sofia Villa, Meng Zhang.
Drawing/Graphic Section
Luca Biffi, Ombretta Gamberale, Silvia Mantellini Faieta, Maria Marinelli, Mauro Valsecchi, David Michel Fayek, Pier Lorenzo Pisano, Pietro Ruisi, Aleksandra Trajkovic, Zhiyu Liu.
Photography Section
Agnese Oprandi, Angelica Porrari, Nadal Antelmo, Andrea Di Lorenzo, Francesca Macis, Giacomo Mallardo, Tunahan Havrandere, Gevis Lekiqi, Francesca Maroni, Alberto Messina, Lorenzo Mini, Susanna Fiona Murray, Riccardo Pallini, Mauro Pinotti, Patrizia Posillipo, Salvatore Sparavigna, Sofia Samar, Sebastiano Branca, Luca Sereni, Sara Vighi.
Sculpture/Installation Section
Alice Ahad, Serena Ciccone, Diego Azzola, Davide Fontana, Gonfio, Luca Gerry Conte, Chiara Niccoli, Marika Ricchi, Caterina Roppo, Tommaso Silvestroni.
Video/Performance SectionLorenzo Buongiovanni, Marco Calabrese, Paola Cenati, Anouk Chambaz, Rosa Lacavalla, Jiaye Liu, Rac Montoro, Mehrnoosh Roshanaei, Tommaso Buldini, Chiara Ventura.
Informations:
Museo della Città di Livorno
piazza del Luogo Pio, 19 - Livorno
+39 0586 824551
From 4 july to 2 august, 2026
Opening saturday 4 july 5PM
Award ceremony sunday, 2 August 2026, 7:00PM
Opening hours Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00AM – 7:00PM Monday: Closed
Free entry
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