Cura.

Cura.magazine is a platform for contemporary art based in Rome that investigates with an independent spirit today's artistic production, art's emerging scene and the borders that have marked its central moments, through collaborations with international artists and curators, who live in different areas of the world. It has a production of four issues per year.
The platform is also an editorial structure (Cura.books), publishing a series of artist's books.
Series:
 
Riccardo Baruzzi - Del disegno disposto alla pittura
2017
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
The first monograph on Riccardo Baruzzi, containing a selection of images of works made from 2010 to the present and writings by Alessandro Rabottini, Davide Ferri and Luca Bertolo. A perfect introduction to the italian artist's practice, which explores the notion of the unfinished and the provisional by way of an aesthetic investigation of drawing through the body of the painting.
Cura.
2017
English edition
Cura's new issue connects the different sections with one common thread: the machine as a possibility or as a threat. The magazine also extends its “Inside the Cover” section with three essays on this issue's cover artist, Max Hooper Schneider. Plus: Sam Lewitt on Michael Asher's 1991 exhibition at Le Consortium in Dijon ; interviews with John Bock, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Kenric McDowell, Bailey Scieszka ; David Horvitz in conversation with Margot Norton ; Nicolas Deshayes' sculptures ; Pakui Hardware ; Haroon Mirza's visual essay ; Bruno Zhu…
Francesco Arena - Six Horizons, Six Roads, Ten Landscapes
2017
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
In this new book time and space, which are fundamental aspects of Arena's work, are encapsulated in six horizons, six roads and ten landscapes. Essays by Mario Fortunato and Andrea Viliani, together with statements written by Arena himself on each work here published, examine in depth the practice of one of the most interesting artists in the Italian and International artistic scenes.
Cura.
2017
English edition
Cura #25 Summer issue celebrates its special edition, dedicated to 25 (+1) outstanding protagonists of the contemporary art scene, selected among the most interesting female artists of the new generation. A collectible and celebratory issue!
Ed Fornieles - Micro Unit of Two
2017
English edition
Quoting excerpts from Keller Easterling's 2014 essay Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space, this coloring book tells the story of two characters, a fox (the artist) and a cat, and their special relationship, made of exotic travels, dreams and nightmares, struggles and desires.
Cura.
2017
English edition
Yves Scherer, Anthony Huberman's “The Machine” with Robert Snowden and Lutz Bacher, a portrait of Walter Hopps, Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Vincent Honoré, artists' projects by Eva Papamargariti and Zin Taylor, 25 questions for Mitchell Anderson by Liam Gillick, Anna Uddenberg in conversation with David Lê, Pablo Bronstein, Stuart Middleton, a visit to the new Guerrilla Girls' exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, HOT! Section with Daiga Grantina, Elliot Dodd, Pia Camil, and Daniele Milvio.
Cura.
2016
English edition
Jon Rafman by Bret Schneider, Art and the machine by Anthony Huberman, Carolee Schneemann discusses 1964 Meat Joy with Vincent Honoré, Arnold Rüdlinger by Lorenzo Benedetti, a commissioned work by Guan Xiao, interviews with Ian Cheng, Athena Papadopoulos, Cayetano Ferrer, Emmanuelle Lainé, Davide Balula by Daniel S. Palmer, Matthew Linde's Centre for Style, Pilvi Takala…
Performing The Institution(al) - Vol. 4 & 5
2016
bilingual edition (English / Portuguese)
These volumes document Kunsthalle Lissabon's fourth and fifth year of activity, which happened between 2013 and 2014.
Jay Heikes - Consequences
2016
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
This publication documents a project initiated by Jay Heikes whose purpose is to reflect on collaboration as artistic practice.
Erik Saglia - A.E. Abstract Existence
2016
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
This volume documents a series of site-specific works by four artists looking at existence from an abstractionist point of view.
Cura.
2016
English edition
Sol Carelo, Johannes Cladders' anti-museum, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster by Jean-Max Colard, conversations with James Bridle, Alex Israel, Philipp Timischl, Rodrigo Hernández, and ÅYR, the sensorial motifs of Anicka Yi's work, Kevin Beasley, visual project by Amy Yao, emerging artists Debora Delmar Corp., Juliana Huxtable, Sophie Jung, Nancy Lupo…
André Guedes - Sketches for an Anthology
2016
bilingual edition (English / Portuguese)
Addressing fifteen years—from 1999 to 2014—of André Guedes's artistic practice, this monograph also proves to be the medium of a reflexion on anthological exhibitions.
Cura.
2016
English edition
Projects, texts, visual essays and conversations with about thirty international artists, curators, critics and authors: Zoe Williams, Kynaston McShine, the exhibition as poem by Jean-Max Colard, Haim Steinbach's POP UP section investigation, visual projects by Slavs and Tatars and Puppies Puppies, Andra Ursuta, conversation between Simon Denny and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Cécile B. Evans, Emily Roysdon, Melanie Matranga...
 Goldschmied & Chiari - La démocratie est illusion
2016
English edition
This monographic catalogue collects the visuals of works focusing on the relationship between the activities of the intelligence agencies and magic practices during the Cold War era.
Emanuel Röhss - Location Scout
2016
English edition
Location Scout is an artist's book by Emanuel Röhss conceived as part of a 2015 project that addresses the interrelation between the Ennis House built by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Los Angeles in 1924 and the Hollywood film industry in particular and the production of pop culture at large.
Michael Manning - 100 Paintings
2016
English edition
A luxurious artist book by Michael Manning gathering a selection of 100 digital drawings, each from four distinct series of paintings.
Cura.
2015
English edition
Céline Condorelli; emerging artists lga Balema, Darja Bajagić, Sasha Braunig, Rachel Rose, and Marguerite Humeau; the Museu Coleção Berardo in Lisbon with Pedro Barateiro; Ryan Gander; Michael E. Smith; Josh Kline; GCC Collective; Villa Design Group; Lena Henke and Anna Gritz; Wim Beeren; Jean-Max Colard on poetry in the exhibition space...
Benjamin Tiven - Scrim Sinews
2015
English edition
This artist's book documents a dialog, exchange, and collaboration between Per-Oskar Leu and Benjamin Tiven, from summer 2013 through the winter of 2015.
Sculptures Also Die / Anche le sculture muoiono
2015
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Twelve international artists forge a reflection on the meaning, the potential and the new experimental approaches in sculpture today.
Cura.
2015
English edition
Wies Smals (de Appel, Amsterdam), Kristine Siegel & Rhea Dall (PRAXES, Berlin), Jean-Max Colard, Eddie Peake & Heather Phillipson, Trisha Baga, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Helene Appel, Eloise Hawser, Bunny Rogers, Yoan Mudry...
Cura.
2014
English edition
Camille Henrot, Harald Szeemann, Vincent Honoré and Mauricio Marcin, Jean-Max Colard, Christina Ramberg and artists' contributions for Playboy since the 60's, Alex Da Corte and Matthew Owen, Jordan Wolfson, Takeshi Murata, Claudia Wieser, Oliver Laric, Zak Kitnick, Mark Emblem and Clément Delépine...
Francesco Arena -
2014
English edition
Reference monograph, featuring Francesco Arena's works collection and his most important shows from 2004 to 2014, with texts by Marcella Beccaria, Lorenzo Benedetti, Florence Derieux and Ara H. Merjian.
Ursula Nistrup - Eavesdropping
2014
English edition
Artist's book (each book contains 4 different types of paper handmade by the artist).
Cura.
2014
English edition
Essays and conversations about the practice of exhibition making; artistic projects and conversations of artists and curators (Ruba Katrib and Anthea Hamilton, Anna Gritz and Richard Sides, Diego Perrone by Cecilia Canziani, Parker Ito by Liv Barrett, George Henry Longly and Nicoletta Lambertucci, Michele Abeles and Margaret Lee, Ian Cheng, Tilman Hornig, Sara Cwynar...).
Commercial Road Project - 2011-2013
2014
English edition
Catalogue / collective artists' book.
Francesco Arena - Masse Sepolte
2014
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
A complete documentation on Francesco Arena's installation for the Italian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale.
Dario D\'Aronco - (Eidolon) - 3 illustrations for voice
2014
English edition
Artist's book.
Cura. - Spring-Summer 2013

2013
English edition
Lorenzo Benedetti on Lucy R. Lippard, Vincent Honoré and Krist Gruijthuijsen, Jean-Max Colard, Stefan Brüggemann, Raimar Stange on Poul Gernes, Will Rogan, Sean Edwards, Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Niels Trannois et Alexis Vaillant, Sara Barker, Gabriele De Santis, G. Küng...
Cura. - Winter 2013
2013
English edition
The contemporary arts magazine focusing on emerging artists and curators, in the inaugural issue of its new formula (with Oliver Osborne, Alexander Dorner, James Langdon, Anthony Huberman, Eszter Steierhoffer / Candida Höfer, Luca Francesconi, Bettina Buck, Mark Barrow, Aurélien Froment & Julien Fronsacq, Laura Reeves, Roger Van Voorhees...).
Cura. - Fall 2012
2012
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Daniel Gustav Cramer, Alfred H. Barr Jr., Christian Bernard / Mamco, Sophie Calle, Anna Barham, Marie Lund, Isabelle Cornaro, Babak Ghazi, Erik Van Der Wejde, Iris Touliatou...
Cura. - Spring-Summer 2012
2012
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Adrien Missika, Arnold Bode, Emily Pethick, On the Work and Role Play of Graphic Designers, Asier Mendizábal, Mark Manders, Dina Danish, Jamie Shovlin, Caroline Achaintre, Anna Franceschini, Invernomuto, Fashion Curating – Valerie Steele, Avital Geva...
Cura. - Winter 2012
2012
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Ian Tweedy, Seth Siegelaub, Pierre Bal-Blanc, Mary Anne Staniszewski, Olaf Metzel, Cabello/Carceller, Abdul-Hay Mosallam Zarara, Walid Raad, Giulio Delvè, Martin Soto Climent, Iza Tarasewicz, Raphaël Zarka, Benny Chirco, Amy Feneck, Kaat Debo...
Gabriele de Santis - AB
2012
English edition
Artist's book (contributions by Adam Carr, Daria Irincheeva, Jacopo Miliani, Maria Loboda, Marie Lund, Rebecca Digne, Tenzing Barshee, Stefano Raimondi, Ruth Proctor, Lucy Woodhouse, Thomas Kratz, Antonia Alampi, Meriç Algün Ringborg, and Elisabetta Benassi).
Marco Raparelli - Permafrost
2012
English edition
Artist's book: about 180 plates, portrays a collectivity, gathered in its different human manifestations, in the infinite variety of the characters and typologies that only apparently seem fantastical characters.
Ian Tweedy - Crisis
2012
English edition
Artist's book: a selection of works from 2009 to 2012 over various pages of the original title Missiles of the World, 1972.
Jorinde Voigt - Views on Views on Decameron
2012
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
An artist's book inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, which explores the relationship between text and image, addressing the literary and visual culture of Italy.
Patrick Procktor - A View From a Window
2023
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
sold out
A monographic itinerary on Patrick Procktor (1936-2003), a leading, contradictory and flamboyant figure in the London art scene of the 1960s and 1970s, through a selection of about sixty works, including paintings, watercolors and drawings.
Cura. - The Generational Issue
2022
English edition
sold out
CURA. 38 "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.
Cura. - Post Society / After language
2021
English edition
sold out
Cura. #37 intertwines the themes of After Language and Post Society, and explores the way in which the radical change in the economic, political, cultural, linguistic and emotional structures that define our present is called upon to identify alternative and functional models for the advancement of "new."
Cura. - Futurity
2021
English edition
sold out
The power of art to anticipate future social and technological developments inspired the new issue of Cura. to investigate the notion of futurity through the work of some of the most visionary and promising artists of the contemporary landscape.
Clubbing - Hubert
2021
bilingual edition (English / French)
sold out
Issue dedicated to the iconic Parisian club Les Bains Douches.
Cura. - The Changing World
2020
English edition
sold out
A selection of artists and authors records within a multifaceted mosaic some of the most relevant, urgent and dystopian visions of today's changing world.
Davide Balliano - Building Body
2018
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
sold out
This catalogue traces a comprehensive itinerary within the artist's rigorous and appealing body of work. A research where austere geometric forms, shaped in tones of white and black, become the alphabet of an open reflection on the world. The publication includes an interview with Balliano by curator Chrissie Iles, a critical essay by Luigi Fassi, and a rich collection of images.
Maaike Schoorel - Elemento
2016
English edition
sold out
A comprehensive monograph, including preparatory documents and two essays by Jens Hoffmann and Alessandro Rabottini to better understand the delicate paintings of Dutch artist Maaike Schoorel.
Diego Marcon - A script for Dick
2014
English edition
sold out
A collection of 38 short, self-contained episodes (artist's book).
Cura.
2014
English edition
sold out
Walter Zanini, Vincent Honoré and Margarida Mendes, Jean-Max Colard, Ed Fornieles, João Mourão et Luís Silva, Jack Lavender, Rolf Nowotny, Judith Hopf, Avery Singer, Marie Angeletti, Quinn Latimer and Anne Dressen, The Still House Group...
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