Bekhbaatar Enkhtur is the winner of the 23rd illy Present Future Prize, supported by illycaffè since 2001 and assigned to the most innovative project in the curated section Present Future, the area of Artissima set aside for the discovery of new talents.
The artist is represented by Matèria gallery, Roma.
The prize has been assigned by an international jury composed of Tom Engels, artistic director, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz; Robert Leckie, director, Spike Island, Bristol; Kasia Redzisz, artistic director, KANAL Centre Pompidou, Brussels; Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, president, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino.
In 2022 the prize went to the artist Peng Zuqiang, presented by the gallery Antenna Space of Shanghai, whose solo show Vestiges is on show at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, concurrently with Artissima 2023.
Thanks to the contemporary vision of illycaffè, the illy Present Future Prize offers an important contribution to the growth of emerging artists, confirming the fair’s active role in scouting international talent.
Previous winners include: Shizuka Yokomizo (2001), Padraig Timoney (2002), Phil Collins (2003), Manuele Cerutti (2004), Michael Beutler (2005), Sergio Prego (2006), Patricia Esquivias (2007), Mateo Tannatt (2008), Luca Francesconi (2009), Melanie Gilligan (2010), Dina Danish (2011), Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa/Vanessa Safavi/Santo Tolone (2012), Caroline Achaintre and Fatma Bucak (2013), Rachel Rose (2014), Alina Chaiderov (2015), Cécile B. Evans (2016), Cally Spooner (2017), Pedro Neves Marques (2018), aaajiao (2019) e Radamés “Juni” Figueroa (2020), Diana Policarpo (2021), Peng Zuqiang (2022).