Scan any art newsstand and your eyes will be sure to lock onto the latest issue of CURA. Magazine with its striking cover of artworks by international emerging and established artists. Founded by Ilaria Marotta and Andrea Baccin in 2009, CURA. has fast become the art crowd’s favorite read thanks to its commitment to the voice of curators, artists and network of global contributors who explore new dialogues surrounding today?s contemporary art practice. Marotta and Baccin are not only editors, but also curators of a multi-dimensional platform that includes a publishing house and exhibition program. We admire all these aspects at Melting Butter, but in particular we approve CURA. is proudly based in Rome ? a city that has been long overlooked and misunderstood for its contemporary energy. Rome?s award-winning MAXXI museum, London?s Serpentine Galleries, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Gunnar Kvaran as well as independent galleries and foundations in Italy and around the world are only a few of the partnerships CURA. has collaborated with to date. A conceptual restaurant and hotel lobby continue the platform?s drive to push the boundaries of visual language and exhibition formats through intervention and public accessibility.
Our Arts + Culture Editor Jonathan Velardi talks with CURA. on the balancing act between publishing and programming, Rome?s return to the contemporary limelight and the best hotspots in the Eternal City.
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Jon Rafman for CURA. issue 23...