BECAUSE OF MANY SUNS

Taurisano Collection Acquisition Award – BECAUSE OF MANY SUNS

 

BECAUSE OF MANY SUNS is the acquisition award established by the Taurisano Collection in 2021 in collaboration with Art-o-rama (Marseille), with the aim of supporting emerging artistic practices that critically engage with contemporary society and envision alternative futures.

 

The title of the award was conceived by the transdisciplinary collective Apparatus 22 as “a

sunbeam nourishing young artistic practices,” helping to cultivate a more attentive and caring environment for the arts. The visual identity of the project was developed in collaboration with visual designer Otilia Fiastru.

 

Over the years, the award has collaborated with prominent international curators who have contributed critical texts on the selected artists, expanding the curatorial discourse of each edition. Among them:

 

  • Carolina Ciuti, independent curator and artistic director of the LOOP Moving Image Art Festival in Barcelona
  • Bruno Bolfo, collector and co-founder of ICA Foundation in Milan
  • Joseph Awuah-Darko, founder and director of the Noldor residency in Accra, Ghana
  • Muriel Enjalran, director of FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
  • Sveva D’Antonio, collector and recurring jury member of the award

 

 

These and other professionals from the cultural field have participated across different

editions, ensuring an international and interdisciplinary outlook, while fostering dialogue between emerging artists and global perspectives.

 

2025 Edition – curated by Massimiliano Maglione

 

For the 2025 edition, the award is curated by Massimiliano Maglione.

Massimiliano Maglione (Naples, 1997) is an art curator and researcher whose work explores the relationship between art, territory, and society. Through site-specific interventions and context-driven projects, he promotes practices that highlight the cultural and social resources of the places he works in. His research focuses on the application of anthropological and sociological tools and methodologies within the curatorial field. He collaborates independently with both public and private cultural institutions, curating, coordinating, and developing contemporary art projects.

 

 

Past editions’ winners :

(2024) Max Guy, Matrix (2024), represented by Good Weather (Chicago/Little Rock/North Little Rock)

 

(2023) Juan Pablo Macías, Letto (THEREAFTER) (2016-2019), presented at the fair by Gian Marco Casini (Livorno)

 

(2022-ex aequo) Inès Di Folco, Constellation (2022), presented at the fair by Sissi Club (Marseille)

 

(2022-special mention and private acquisition) Hunter Foster, Court (2022) presented at the fair by Good Weather (Chicago)

 

(2021-ex aequo) Anna Dot, Giving A Space to Confusion (2017), presented at the fair by Bombon Projects (Barcelona)

 

(2021-ex aequo) Mary Hurrell, Blush Response (2020), presented on the Immaterial Salon by Nicoletti Contemporary (London)

 

 

Goodweather, Chicago/Little Rock/North Little Rock, Art-o-rama 2024 © Margot Montigny