BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors

COLLEZIONE TAURISANO

Unique Collection based in Naples, Italy

Collectors Sveva d’Antonio and Francesco Taurisano in front of Ariadne (2022) by Asher Liftin, photo by Valentina Vitali
Collectors Sveva d’Antonio and Francesco Taurisano in front of Ariadne (2022) by Asher Liftin, photo by Valentina Vitali

Started in the 1970s by Paolo Taurisano, now flourishing thanks to the passion of his son Francesco and his wife Sveva D’Antonio, Collezione Taurisano is a unique collection based in Naples. As a child, Francesco already shared his father’s passion for art, and for this reason began to study Italian art. Thanks to a friendship with a Neapolitan gallerist, Francesco discovered the Transavanguardia (the Italian version of neo-expressionism) and started to collect some of its artists, and later became interested in wider European movements like nouveau réalisme and the nuclear movement. Today, the collection is dedicated to living artists who deal with thematics linked to our everyday society. There are no restrictions on the medium, and the artist is nurtured further when a fruitful relationship has developed, which instigates specific attention to the process of the making of an artwork. The collection has grown substantially and now consists of almost 400 pieces.

Samuel Olayombo EMMET CHERRY BLOSSOM 2022 Acrylic on canvas 60 × 48 in
Samuel Olayombo EMMET CHERRY BLOSSOM 2022 Acrylic on canvas 60 × 48 in
India Nielsen ...and words are futile devices (HSEMINIAATI) 2021 oil on canvas 25,4 × 20,3 cm
India Nielsen ...and words are futile devices (HSEMINIAATI) 2021 oil on canvas 25,4 × 20,3 cm
Georgina Gratrix Study of Pink Couch (Matthew Reclining)2020 oil on canvas 45 × 55 cm
Georgina Gratrix Study of Pink Couch (Matthew Reclining)2020 oil on canvas 45 × 55 cm
Apparatus 22 TO SUMMON NEW HORIZONS ... (to Sveva and Francesco) 2019 white neon, red neon, black vinyl, telegram 1 from 1 + 1AP
Apparatus 22 TO SUMMON NEW HORIZONS ... (to Sveva and Francesco) 2019 white neon, red neon, black vinyl, telegram 1 from 1 + 1AP
Marinella Senatore, Give your daughters difficult names, 2018
Marinella Senatore, Give your daughters difficult names, 2018