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Jerry Saltz

John Currin's exaggerated realism and his twisted women kept me off balance, never knowing if they were sincere or ironic or some new emotion.

Jerry Saltz

Women

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Jerry Saltz is saying that John Currin’s paintings of women are so distorted and detailed that it’s hard to tell what the artist really feels about them. The women in his work seem confusing because they might be genuine, sarcastic, or expressing a feeling that’s unfamiliar.

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