Cure Parkinson’s, in association with Bonhams and Artwise, is set to present the fifth edition of Cure³, a selling exhibition whose proceeds go towards creating awareness about Parkinson’s disease, supporting curative research. The exhibition features works by 118 UK-based and international artists, including a range of NFTs by leading generative artists. It is timed to the 20th anniversary year of Cure Parkinson’s, a UK charity by and for people living with Parkinson’s. Cure³ is organised by Susie Allen and Laura Culpan of Artwise, a London-based curatorial collective focused on contemporary art exhibitions, commissions and projects. The works will be displayed at a VIP preview at Bonhams London and will be available for sale online starting February 3.

The artists commissioned to make works for Cure³ worked across three formats, making 2D square artworks, works within a 20 cm³ Perspex box (which is used multi-functionally as a frame, plinth or container) and NFTs. “The commissioned works keep getting bolder and the response to the brief even better,” Artwise said to STIR. “Bouke de Vries has a stand-out contribution that demonstrates beautifully how the artists are inspired by the cube but not necessarily being contained or restrained by it. His work features a specially made 20x20x20cm Perspex cube that is suspended around his Delft sculpture.”

The exhibition format invites artists who work on large-scale installations or projects to think about scale differently. “Contributing for the first time are London-based artists Sophia Loeb and Catherine Goodman, both of whom are much sought after and usually paint in large scale format…Often we have artists who respond to the space and scale in a very experimental manner that frequently results in a new direction of creative energy,” Artwise said.

Co-founded by Tom Isaacs in 2005, Cure Parkinson’s has been supported by 214 artists since Cure³ began in 2017, raising almost £2 million over five iterations. According to 2019 estimates, 8.5 million people live with the degenerative neurological condition, which often results in disability. So far, Cure³ has reached a significant online and offline audience with its hybrid approach, drawing in works from prominent artists, like Rana Begum, known for her minimalist work in sculpture, painting and architecture, including a recent commission for Pallant House Gallery in Chichester and veteran British artist Frank Bowling, who is known for his large-scale artworks, including “map paintings” and poured paintings made by pouring colour over a canvas to compose an image. The support from the arts community has gone a long way in sustaining the exhibition.

This edition of Cure³ introduces a range of international artists to the UK audience, including Beatriz Morales, a Berlin-based Mexican artist who works in textiles and painting, Italian artist Egon Digon who creates sculpture art, making hand-carved wood look like sponge and German artist Jan Köchermann, who creates small-scale video installations. Artwise noted, “The challenge for him was finding and adapting the technology he uses to fit the smaller environment required.”

The works at Cure³ are available at prices starting under £1,000. “This is a fantastic way to start collecting, to be introduced to emerging artists, supporting both the artists’ practice and the charity. We also envisaged that we would cultivate Cure3 collectors who would keep returning to build their own little collection of cubed artworks over the years and indeed we have an exceedingly faithful following with a growing number of international buyers who are confident to buy from an online platform,” Artwise said of the exhibition’s role as a starting point for new collectors.

A smaller group of artists was selected by Foteini Valeonti and Alex Estorick of reGEN, supported by fx (hash). Valeonti and Estorick highlighted an interest in hybrid practices, with artists wanting to pair digital collections with a physical cube. “This supports the view that we are now entering a world of hybrid practices that intersect traditional and digital media in an expanding art world,” they said. Contributions to Cure3 accrue automatically as these digital works are bought and sold, even in the future.

STIR is a media partner for Cure³ 2025, which is on view from February 1 - 5, 2025.