CURA.45 Blackout

"Blackout is a glitch, a moment of rupture, riot, and rebellion; a cognitive tilt that disrupts the network of understandingthe very possibility of connection, communication, and control. Blackout is an anomaly in the system: a suspended time, a crack that can signal madness, or freedom. It is a failuretechnical, structural, mental. A rupture, an omission, an interruption. It is both silence and noise. It is ghosting, dissent, shock, ubiquity. A setback in the acceleration of history. A riotous, anti-systemic, revolutionary state. Are we, now, living in the blackout of history? Spanning over 400 pages, with a refreshed logo and graphic identity, designed by Dan Solbach, CURA. 45 Blackout presents two portrait covers featuring Nadya Tolokonnikova and R.I.P. Germain, photographed by Tsarina Merrin, and accompanied by a third, all-black limited edition blackout cover. Texts by Cat Kron and Jennifer Piejko accompany Nadya Tolokonnikovas feature, while Josephine Pryde writes about R.I.P. Germain. A major visual section features newly commissioned projects by Petra Cortright, Sophia Al-Maria, R.I.P. Germain, Aleksandra Domanovi (introduced by Brian Droitcour), alongside a gif-novel by Dennis Cooper that collects and assembles some of the internets most unsettling images. Furthermore Philippa Snow explores the theme of violence in contemporary art, with an essay featuring the works of Marina Abramovi, Florentina Holzinger, and Jordan Wolfson; Charlie Fox engages in a compelling conversation with Banks Violette, delving into the artists career, a long and sinister romance with darkness in all its forms; the new Artist+Artist section pairs artists in dialogue, comparing their work, thoughts, and inspirations through their own words. This edition features dialogues between Simon Denny and Hito Steyerl, and Cory Arcangel with Maya Man. A special project by Diego Marcon disrupts the editorial rhythm, introducing a suspended, parallel narrative that runs through the pages of the issue. A series of critical essays highlight the work of Jacolby Satterwhite introduced by Andrew Durbin, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley by Giulia Colletti, and LuYang by Sophie Guo. Florentina Holzinger, one of the most disrupting artists of her generation, is introduced by the words of Francesca Gavin. The New Now section features emerging voices in contemporary art, through the work of Candela Capitn introduced by Gnseli Yalcinkaya, Steffani Jemison by Camille Bacon, and Charmaine Poh by Jiaying Sim. Editors-In-Chief: Ilaria Marotta, Andrea Baccin The Blackout issue is accompanied by a special soundtrack mixed for the occasion by UF1980. curamagazine.com [email protected]"