Jacopo Suggi (Finestre Sull'Arte) wins the first edition of the Margutta54 Prize.

Journalist Jacopo Suggi (Finestre sull’Arte) is the winner of the first edition of the Margutta54 Prize, dedicated to journalists under 40 who report on art. Jacopo Suggi, from Livorno, born in 1989 and a contributor to Finestre sull’Arte since 2020, won with hisarticle The Extraordinary Story of the Making of Keith Haring’s Tuttomondo in Pisa, published in Finestre sull’Arte on June 5, 2024. The jury that decided on the winner was composed of Toto Bergamo Rossi (director of the Venetian Heritage Foundation), Anna Coliva (art historian, former director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome), Sabina Minardi (journalist and writer), Laura Pranzetti Lombardini (writer), and Claudio Strinati (art historian, secretary general of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca).

Suggi prevailed in the final round of ten, which included two other contributors to Finestre Sull’Arte, namely Michela Bassanello and Federica Schneck. The winner was proclaimed this morning in the Throne Room of Palazzo Corsini in Florence as part of the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato.

“It is a good idea to give an award to young journalists, and we hope that this award from now on will have many editions,” said Claudio Strinati, on behalf of the jury. “In fact there is a parallelism, these are two great activities, journalism and antiques, which on the one hand continue to enjoy great prestige, and on the other hand still go through a period of crisis. The selected articles are very remarkable, they have an essayistic attitude going even beyond the review as it was once understood, and they go very deep into art-historical issues, the specifics of artists and movements, and they show that in our country, in this sector, there is a very remarkable presence. I know a lot about the international scene, and I can say that Italian journalistic activities in the field of art are far superior to others: as always, Italy is in a very advanced position.”

The Margutta54 Prize is organized by Rome ’s Galleria Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art , which has thus intended to recognize the importance of the work of young journalists: “a work of patronage,” the gallery defines it, “aimed at supporting those who over the years have advised and inspired the gallery and the art world in general.” The winner, who was honored this morning by Claudio Strinati, journalist Nicola Zanella and the owners of Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art, namely Francesca Antonacci and Damiano Lapiccirella, gets a plaque and an award of 1,500 euros.

Finestre Sull’Arte expresses full satisfaction with the result achieved: winning the prize and three young people in the final, who are congratulated by the entire editorial staff. To read the winning article, you can click on this link.

Jacopo Suggi (Finestre Sull'Arte) wins the first edition of the Margutta54 Prize.

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