Kaspar Ludwig
Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026
17.10.2026 - 04.04.2027
Palazzo Reali
Via Canova 10,
6900 Lugano
MASI Lugano presents a new exhibition project by Kaspar Ludwig (Nuremberg, 1989), winner of the Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026.
Ludwig’s artistic practice, which includes sculpture, installation, scenography and curatorial projects, investigates themes such as memory, repetition and transformation. With an approach that emphasizes the manual, artisanal nature of materials, he offers up an original, altered vision of everyday life, often with a marked sense of irony.
The jury particularly appreciated his focus on materials and his subversive approach to what is socially accepted or rejected, prompting critical – and self-critical – reflections on the norms that govern the spaces we inhabit.
Born and raised in Ticino, Kaspar Ludwig (1989) took a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara in 2015, and in 2018 he completed a Master of Fine Arts at the HGK FHNW in Basel, where he still lives and works. His works have been exhibited internationally in solo and group shows, including The reality for me was six days of seasickness (Liste, Basel, 2019), Rivoluzioni da divano (Galleria Daniele Agostini, Lugano, 2023) and Dividere i pani e i pesci (SALTS/Mario Kreuzberg, Basel, 2024). His most significant group shows include A Tooth for an Eye – Regionale19 (Kunsthalle Basel, 2018) and Protect me from what I want (Kunsthalle St. Gallen, 2019). Ludwig has taken part in residencies such as Tokas and Atelier Mondial in Tokyo (2022) and has received a number of awards including the Helvetia Art Prize (2019) and nominations for the Swiss Art Awards (2020, 2022). His works are part of collections includinh the Julius Baer Art Collection, the State Collection of the Canton of Ticino and the Helvetia Art Collection.
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Kaspar Ludwig, Soglia, 2025 © Kaspar Ludwig