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John Currin / essay by James Lawrence.
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John Currin (2016)
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Paris : Gagosian Gallery, [2016]
©2016
Description
128 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 33 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use Only
ND237.C86 A4 2016q Oversize
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Currin, John 1962-
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Gagosian Gallery (Paris, France)
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Lawrence, James (James Alexander).
Allegories of truth.
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Currin, John, 1962-
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Summary note
At once highly seductive and deeply perplexing, John Currin's paintings draw inspiration from such disparate areas as Old Master portraits, pinups, pornography, and B-movies. Consistent throughout his oeuvre, however, is his search for the point at which the beautiful and the grotesque hold each other in perfect balance, and this new book from Gagosian Gallery demonstrates just that. In his most recent work, Currin layers each canvas with multiple scenes, creating paintings within paintings. He paints idealized yet challengingly perverse images of women, from lusty nymphs and dour matrons to more ethereal feminine prototypes. While his eroticized subjects often exist at odds with the popular dialogue and politics of contemporary art, they entice viewers, and are reproduced here in stunning detail.
Notes
"This catalog covers work from 2011 to 2015; during that time Gagosian Gallery presented two exhibitions, each titled John Currin: the first at 4 rue de Ponthieu, Paris, October 21-December 21, 2013, and the second at 456 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, February 19-April 11, 2015"--Colophon.
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Contents
Allegories of truth / James Lawrence.
ISBN
0847849864
9780847849864
LCCN
2016461035
OCLC
939994622
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