Julie Curtiss Opens Solo Show Unreal in New York
Artist Julie Curtiss presents her solo exhibition titled Unreal at Gagosian gallery in New York City through December 19.
Painting inspired by street encounter
Curtiss created the painting Makeover after seeing two women in fur coats and face masks on the Upper East Side. The artwork depicts figures with their backs turned while one smokes a cigarette in her distinctive graphic style. This piece started the current exhibition which explores themes of aging and changing surroundings in the city.
Career path from assistant to solo show
After raising himself in a French-Vietnamese home in Paris, the artist relocated to New York in 2010. She worked as a studio assistant for KAWS before joining Jeff Koons studio and developing hyper-stylized colorful portraits. Hein Koh curated her booth at the Spring Break Art Show in 2017 which led to solo shows at Anton Kern and White Cube.
Motherhood influences new kitchen painting
Curtiss welcomed her first child with husband Clinton King in 2024 and this experience appears in Kitchen Appendages. The painting shows a woman bent over while steam leaves an open oven using mid-century aesthetic inspired by Chantal Akerman film. She describes the work as poking fun at the housewife part of herself through kitchen accessories.
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