John Currin
John Currin’s oil paintings confront political correctness. Men and women with exaggerated features, vacuous faces, and distorted bodies both repel and attract. Diego Velázquez, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, along with contemporary magazine advertisements, have been inspirations for Currin’s work.
Disparities and Deformations
Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque brought together a diverse group of contemporary artworks that respond and give new substance to the sense of emotional and logical uncertainty inherent in the grotesque, described by the 19th-century writer Jean Paul as a state of “soul dizziness.” The exhibition tracked the incongruous combination of disparate forms and ideas in the work of internationally renowned artists of different generations, coming from various cultural contexts, and working with different processes and ideas.
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