I suppose the good artists, the righteous artists, somehow manage to be exuberant, and the embarrassed artist has this idea that everybody has to stop being so excited, which I find so distasteful.
John CurrinCulture is for old people. When you're young you have your body, and that's all you need.
John CurrinI wonder whether there is such a thing as critical art. I suppose there are portraits of people who could destroy you.
John CurrinI think a lot of people take a scholarly approach where they feel like you're supposed to study things that depress you.
John Currin