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Summer 2017
Collector’s item.
CURA. 25 summer issue is special edition dedicated to 25 (plus one) outstanding protagonists of the contemporary art scene, selected among the most interesting female artists of the new generation.
Women are the protagonists of this iconic issue, thanks to a series of multi-faced portraits and to the contribution of an international board of critics and curators. Far from the more radical expressions of feminism, the new generation of women artists defines a refreshed attitude toward hot themes connected with intimacy, sexuality, the body, daily life, public and private space, race, gender, family, roles, tradition, social and political engagement. The artists’ selection proudly introduces: Meriem Bennani (by Martha Kirszenbaum); Hannah Black (by manuel arturo abreu); Amy Brener (by Owen J. Duffy); Elaine Cameron-Weir (by Frances Loeffler); Jacky Connolly (by Fiona Alison Duncan); Sara Cwynar (by Durga Chew-Bose); Eliza Douglas (by Anna Gritz); Olivia Erlanger (by Clément Delépine); Louisa Gagliardi (by Pierre-Alexandre Mateos & Charles Teyssou); Rochelle Goldberg (by Rose Bouthillier); Lauren Halsey (by Ceci Moss); Celia Hempton (by Nicoletta Lambertucci); Lena Henke (by Aria Dean); Melike Kara (by Gregor Quack); Maggie Lee (by Whitney Mallett); Dana Lok (by Laura Phipps); Jumana Manna (by Kate Sutton); Beatrice Marchi (by Attilia Fattori Franchini); Jill Mulleady (by Maurin Dietrich); Julia Phillips (by Ruba Katrib); Megan Rooney (by Laura McLean-Ferris); Tschabalala Self (by Antwaun Sargent); Diamond Stingily (by Sara O’Keeffe); Martine Syms (by Ciara Moloney); Dena Yago (by Josephine Graf).
To present this awesome group of artists, “three differing, but nevertheless related covers” expressly conceived by Swiss artist Claudia Comte “bring together regimented structure with the artist’s characteristic playfulness. A hard-edged geometric black and white pattern serves as the backdrop for a soft organic donut-shaped wooden sculpture. The effect is a head-spinning optical illusion, traversed with carefree wit.” (Samuel Leuenberger)
Contents
Claudia Comte. The Clear Line
by Samuel Leuenberger
Amy Brener
by Owen J. Duffy
Elaine Cameron-Weir
by Frances Loeffler
Jacky Connolly
by Fiona Alison Duncan
Sara Cwynar
by Durga Chew-Bose
Olivia Erlanger
by Clément Delépine
Louisa Gagliardi
by Pierre-Alexandre Mateos & Charles Teyssou
Rochelle Goldberg
by Rose Bouthillier
Lauren Halsey
by Ceci Moss
Celia Hempton
by Nicoletta Lambertucci
Lena Henke
by Aria Dean
Melike Kara
by Gregor Quack
Maggie Lee
by Whitney Mallett
Dana Lok
by Laura Phipps
Jumana Manna
by Kate Sutton
Beatrice Marchi
by Attilia Fattori Franchini
Julia Phillips
by Ruba Katrib
Megan Rooney
by Laura McLean-Ferris
Tschabalala Self
by Antwaun Sargent
Dena Yago
by Josephine Graf