Cura #44 - The Generational Issue
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Cura #44 - The Generational Issue
CURA. 44 “The Generational Issue” is the magazine’s first survey about artists’ portraits that aims to investigate some of the most meaningful protagonists of the new generation who, stressing the urgencies of current times, are shaping the landscape of the present and the future in contemporary art.
As Whitney Mallett and Robert McKenzie state in a conversation on the topic: “Artists tease out conflicts, subvert historical connotations, promote non-linear intimacies, question binary conceptions, facilitate cosmic healing, highlight the opaque nature of power, investigate the potentiality of new technologies, and abandon the vertical thought system of reason.”
Featuring over 40 new texts and conversations, mixed with an archive of reprinted essays, CURA. 38 is conceived under the art direction of Dan Solbach and presents seven brand new covers featuring artists’ photographic portraits commissioned for the occasion. Beyond any controversial categorization related to generational statements, “The Generational Issue” of CURA. is conceived as an exploration of the new now and—intended to recur biennially—presents itself as an essential and fundamental research item.
About Cura:
CURA. is a leading platform for critic, editorial and curatorial practice, a performing hub aimed at the investigation of the contemporary art field, the critical debate, the digital culture, and the “new now.” Through key collaborations, CURA. leads the production of a biannual international magazine, alongside the artistic direction of exhibitions, biennials, festivals, and site-specific projects, including the production of solo shows commissioned to international artists and held in the art district of Basement Roma in Rome and within its long-term nomadic exhibition program kura. in Milano.
CURA. is also engaged in editorial activity with books production, multimedia content, and multidisciplinary collaborations. CURA. was the artistic director of the Belgrade Biennale 2021, and it runs the independent projects of the Clubbing fanzine and the Display Collection, in collaboration with designers, artists, and architects.