ARTnews Awards 2026 Recognises Vaginal Davis for MoMA PS1 Show
ARTnews has recognised the artist Vaginal Davis in its 2026 ARTnews Awards. The magazine published the list on 14 November, and the honour points to one exhibition: "Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product" at MoMA PS1, the Museum of Modern Art's branch in Long Island City, Queens, New York.
The show ran from 9 October 2025 to 2 March 2026. It was the exhibition's first stop in the United States. Earlier versions had been staged at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden, and at the Gropius Bau in Berlin, Germany.
ARTnews also named the other nominees listed alongside Davis: Raven Chacon, Mike Cloud, Jacqueline Humphries and Saodat Ismailova. Each name sits on the same list, so the awards bring five artists into one set of headlines.
For anyone who missed the show, the timing matters. The New York run has closed, so the award now draws attention back to a display that visitors could see only between October and early March.
The awards are a reminder that exhibitions travel. A show built in one city can open in another, and the list of venues tells a story about how work moves between museums. For Davis, that route ran from Stockholm and Berlin to Queens.
