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Wallace Pato, photo: Julia Thompson
Wallace Pato, photo: Julia Thompson
Alfredo Volpi & Sergio Camargo, photo: Julia Thompson
Alfredo Volpi & Sergio Camargo, photo: Julia Thompson

KURA, from the German “Kuratorium,” which means curation.

Founded in 2018 by Camila Yunes Guarita, KURA is an Art Advisory company whose mission is to deepen the connection between individuals and companies with Art, providing guidance in the acquisition and sale of artworks. It also works in the management of private and institutional collections and the creation of unique projects and experiences in this universe.

With a specialized and multidisciplinary team and a network of partners that includes key players in the market (artists, galleries, auction houses, fairs, museums, and institutions), KURA operates with transparency and professionalism, serving its clients in a personalized manner.

Camila Yunes Guarita
Camila Yunes Guarita

Camila is the founder and managing director of KURA. She holds a degree in Architecture from Mackenzie and École Nationale d’Architecture Paris Val de Seine. She specialized in Contemporary Art and Its Market, How the Art World Works, and Foundations in the History of Art at Sotheby’s. She has worked in Sales & Liaisons at Galleria Continua and Galeria Nara Roesler, as well as in production at Galeria Aveline. From 2015 to 2018, she was a co-founder of GoART Art Advising. She is a VIP Representative at ARCO Madrid and Lisbon fairs and art curator for Numéro Brasil magazine.

Camila Yunes Guarita

Alicja Kwade © Julia Thompson
Alicja Kwade © Julia Thompson

KURA is a pioneer in Art Advisory services in Brazil. Through a multidisciplinary team with market expertise, we guide art enthusiasts and collectors in acquiring artworks. Acting in the best interests of our clients, we act as intermediaries between collectors and other market agents such as primary and secondary market galleries, auction houses, artists, and private collections.

We work in all stages of the artwork acquisition process, offering personalized services for research and selection of artworks based on our clients’ profiles and interests. Additionally, we facilitate all pre and post-sale logistics, whether national or international.

Stages: client profile analysis, selection, acquisition, negotiation, pre-sale, logistics, and post-sale.

+ Exclusive experiences and relationships: access to exclusive events on the national and international art calendar, including pre-opening of major exhibitions, fairs, and events; visits to private collections, artists’ studios, and institutional collections, as well as cultural immersion programs in national and international destinations.

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Our Collection management sector works on the identification and preservation of the cultural and financial value of private and institutional collections, offering services that provide collectors with information, transparency, and security in the management of their artworks.

Through the expertise of a multidisciplinary team and continuous care, we monitor opportunities and advise collectors or institutions in strategic decisions regarding their assets.

Services:

/ Cataloging;

/ Management and supervision;

/ Collection books;

/ Appraisal and market strategy.

KURA develops customized art projects and activations for brands and companies from different sectors that seek to deepen their relationship with their customers. By delivering value through stimulating experiences in the art world, our projects aim to reinforce brand positioning and consolidation, as well as audience expansion and loyalty. Our work begins with consulting to develop an action or set of actions specifically tailored to the partner and in accordance with the target audience. ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎ Services: Project and action consulting; collaborations with artists (products, commissioned works); curation and production of exhibitions; exclusive visits to artists' studios, museums, galleries, and fairs; national and international art trips with itinerary and KURA's accompaniment; art courses.

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Camila Yunes Guarita interviews the curator of the 36th São Paulo Biennial
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Camila Yunes Guarita interviews the curator of the 36th São Paulo Biennial

Camila Yunes
Sep.04.25

Last Thursday (24), the 36th São Paulo Biennial revealed to the public the title and concept of its new edition: “Not every wanderer walks roads – On humanity as practice.” Under the general curatorship of Prof. Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the exhibition, inspired by a poem by Conceição Evaristo, proposes an inclusive approach deeply attuned to today’s multiple crises. In an exclusive conversation for Numéro Brasil magazine, Camila Yunes Guarita, art advisor and founder of KURA, interviewed Ndikung, who shared his perspectives on the transformative role of art. Issue No. 5 of Numéro Brasil, featuring the full interview, is now available at newsstands.

1. You hold a PhD in Medical Biotechnology from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf/TU Berlin and a postdoctoral degree in Biophysics from Université de Montpellier in France. What led you to art?

“I come from a place where art is omnipresent, so I can’t really remember my first encounter with it, as it was probably very unconscious. This is a very interesting question because I’m often asked about it, but I believe art entered my life perhaps through music, through visuals, or through the way people dress in Cameroon. I also think it’s possible to have multiple interests. I was interested in science, which seemed like something necessary to make a living, but also in art, because through it you can see so much. It’s like James Baldwin wrote in his texts on the creative process: the role of the artist is to ask questions for the answers that already exist. I’m not sure if everyone can do this, but artists definitely can.”

2. Love is a feeling not always associated with exhibitions, unless the works themselves bring it as a central theme. In what way does love permeate the organization of this Biennial?

“I believe love is in everything I do, in my entire practice as a curator. At the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, where I currently work, everything we try to accomplish is grounded in love. Without a doubt, this feeling will play a very important role in the upcoming São Paulo Biennial.

It’s interesting to reflect on this, because I recently read a text by the Indian writer Arundhati Roy, which began like this: ‘To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you.’ To me, that is absolutely beautiful. So I can say that love and joy are two essential feelings, at the core of my practice. If it’s not based on love, it’s not worth it. At least for me, I don’t want to get involved in something that isn’t grounded in that feeling, because life is too short for that. Love is one of the most radical acts. To hate is easy; to love is not.”

4. You have been involved in projects in Brazil and have conducted extensive research on the work of Abdias Nascimento. What impact does his work have on you?

“He has a great impact on me and on many people, especially within the Afro-Brazilian community, but not only there. His work influences people around the world. I did an exhibition about him in the Netherlands entitled Being an Event of Love, which is important because it relates closely to our conversation. I took this title from an essay by Abdias Nascimento, in which he begins by saying that, as an act of love, art is this, that, and the other. Consider the power of this idea: art as an event of love. I had the privilege of accessing his writings, paintings, philosophy, and his relationship with spirituality and politics.”

5. If it were necessary to define art, as you mentioned above, what would your definition be?

“I believe I am not interested in defining art, as I don’t think it needs a definition. For me, what matters is what art does, not what it is. I am more interested in its performance, in the impact it has on me and on the world, than in trying to fit it into a definition.”

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