Sunday, May 15, 2011

SUNDAY ART BITE: JOHN CURRIN



"A dizzying feat that makes every picture seem wholesome and evil at the same time". Michael Kimmelman.
"More than any artist I know, J.C. exempliflies theproductive struggle between self-confidence and self-doubt" Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker.
"Often, I find myself attracted to ideas that are ill-advised and bad. It's not because I want to shock people or show how open-minded I am, but for some reason stupidity is a theme for me in painting and I find it liberating... I don't know why, but I feel freer. But perhaps there is some need I have to redeem this silliness with something really solemn and sombre and beautiful."John Currin.


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