John Currin's paintings sit at the crossroads where Old Master painting technique and 20th-century kitsch collide. His figurative paintings mix humour with traditional painterly skills and have earned him comparisons with artists ranging from Breugel to Rockwell. This monograph is a major survey of Currin's career, featuring his work since 1989.
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Robert Rosenblum is the Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art at the Guggenheim Museum and Professor of Fine Arts at New York University, as well as a contributing editor to Artforum. He is also the author of a number of books. He lives in New York City.
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