Julie Curtiss. Photo: Fabrice Gousset, courtesy of White Cube
Julie Curtiss
PROJECT
Julie Curtiss draws upon the history and symbolism of a range of art-historical sources, such as eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French painting, Surrealism and 1960s pop art. Her art addresses the uncanny, the mundane and the domestic, and in it the viewer is often positioned as a voyeur, gazing into a private scene. Inspired by Curtiss’s recent time spent in Florida, and the stereotypes that accompany the architecture, culture and lifestyle of the area, South of Eden depicts a stylised bathroom scene with a male and female figure – a present-day Adam and Eve – brushing their teeth and fixing their hair.
The acquisition of this artist’s work is supported by an anonymous donor
ABOUT
Born in Paris, Julie Curtiss lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Working across painting and sculpture, she draws upon the history and symbolism of a range of art-historical sources, such as eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French painting, Surrealism and 1960s Pop Art. Curtiss studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, undertaking exchange programs in Dresden and Chicago. Her work is represented in major international collections, including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France); the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (US); the K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (US); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (US); the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (US); and the Bronx Museum, New York (US).