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Print Launch and Book Signing

John Currin

Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6–8pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
www.gagosian.com

At the Gagosian Shop, a series of seven new prints by John Currin will be unveiled and the artist will sign copies of his most recent catalogue. Published in late 2016, the catalogue features over forty-five color reproductions of Currin’s paintings from 2011 to 2015, as well as an essay by James Lawrence. To attend the free event, RSVP to currin@gagosian.com.

John Currin (New York: Gagosian, 2016)

John Currin (New York: Gagosian, 2016)

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John Currin
Men

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6–8pm
Bookmarc, New York
www.marcjacobs.com

John Currin will be signing copies of his book Men, which accompanied his exhibition John Currin: My Life as a Man, recently on view at Dallas Contemporary. Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, the survey marks the first ever attempt to track the evolution of male iconography in the artist’s oeuvre. Offering a unique opportunity to view Currin’s career through a new lens, the catalogue includes a selection of previously unpublished paintings, works on paper, and drawings, as well as new essays by Gingeras, cultural critic Naomi Fry, and psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster. A champagne reception will follow the signing. The event is free and open to the public.

John Currin: Men (New York: Gagosian, 2019)

John Currin, Shelley, 2019 © John Currin. Photo: Rob McKeever

Tour

John Currin

Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 6pm
Gagosian, Hong Kong

In the interest of public health, this event has been canceled.

Join Gagosian for a tour of John Currin’s first solo exhibition in Asia, currently on view at Gagosian, Hong Kong. The exhibition presents a new series of portraits by Currin featuring his most beloved subject: women. Gagosian director Nick Simunovic will examine the genre of female portraiture in Currin’s oeuvre and explore how the artist channels his prodigious painterly skills into idealized yet perverse images that both charm and challenge. To attend the free event, RSVP to hktours@gagosian.com. Space is limited.

John Currin, Shelley, 2019 © John Currin. Photo: Rob McKeever

John Currin, Untitled, 1995 © John Currin

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John Currin
Brett Littman

Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 6:30–7:30pm
New York Studio School
nyss.org

John Currin will be in conversation with Brett Littman, director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in New York. The pair will discuss Currin’s practice as well as his exhibition, Life as a Man, on view at Dallas Contemporary through December 22. The event is free and open to the public.

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