Petra Cortright featured in Cura Magazine, Issue 45, The Blackout Issue

“Blackout is a glitch, a moment of rupture, riot, and rebellion; a cognitive tilt that disrupts the network of understanding—the very possibility of connection, communication, and control.” - Cura

CURA. 45 Blackout presents two covers featuring portraits by 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 Tolokonnikova’s 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 Domanović (introduced by Brian Droitcour), alongside a gif-novel by Dennis Cooper that collects and assembles some of the internet’s most unsettling images.

 

Photo courtesy of the artist and Cura.

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