136-page hardcover book illustrating the most recent paintings by artist John Currin (uncle of Dovie, in 6th Grade!), personally inscribed by the artist. Text by James Lawrence. Published in 2016. 10 1/4 × 12 3/4 inches (25.4 × 32.3 cm) 

Along with an insightful new essay, this beautiful book features over forty-five striking color reproductions of John Currin’s paintings, spanning from 2011 to 2015. Consistent throughout his oeuvre 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 this 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.   

For more information go to http://www.gagosian.com/artists/john-currin/

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