- Yale University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Yale School of Art
- Carnegie Mellon School of Art
John Currin paints figures through a deliberately uncomfortable mixture of old-master technique, mannerist distortion, pornography, fashion and social types. Polished surfaces create friction with images that are comic, erotic or grotesque.
Painting
Major Works
- 1991Bea Arthur Naked
- 2003Thanksgiving
- 1999The Pink Tree
- 2000Stamford after Brunch
- 1997The Bra Shop
- 2003Rachel as the Hag
- 1997The Cripple
- 2009The Women of Franklin Street
- 2010Hot Pants
- 2004The Penitent
Interviews & Writing
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