“There’s a kind of a distortion that happens with adoration,” says John Currin. In his case, the distortion takes the form of bosomy matrons and candy-box ingénues painted in silky brushwork that has the glow of a Dutch Master. This is Currin’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong (also his first exhibition in Asia) and it features new portraits. —E.C.
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John Currin
When
Nov 26, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020
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John Currin, “Untitled,” 2019 © John Currin. Photo: Rob McKeever. Courtesy Gagosian.