Marc Jacobs and John Currin

Being a huge John Currin fan myself, but never able to afford his work, I sometimes daydream curiously about the tiny slice of the world's population that are lucky enough to own one of his pieces. I'm lusting over the Gagosian's definitive book on his body of work, hoping at some point someone will gift it to me.

John Currin, 94.50 at Amazon.com

I guess then, I should have known that one of those lucky people is none other than fabulous über-designer Marc Jacobs - and he owns not only one, but at least two pieces that hang circuitously amongst many other highly collectible pieces at his apartment in Paris. Apparently, the two are friends, and, according to this great post at Habitually Chic, Currin and his wife often sit front row at many of Jacobs's runways.

Among a Dorothy Draper X-bench, a Claude Lalanne sheep sculpture, and Ed Ruscha's "Peach", Currin's 1999 painting "The Go-See" hangs on the right-hand side of the mantle.

Currin's "The Bra Shop" is seen in the background, near Jacobs' mantle in the living room. In the foreground is an Elizabeth Peyton portrait of Jacobs in his pre-makeover days. More images and a complete slideshow of his apartment can be seen at CasaSugar. (Image credits to Philip-Lorca DiCorcia for W Magazine)

A few of my favorite Currin works, below:

"The Cripple"

Julianne Moore replicating "The Cripple" for a Harper's Bazaar shoot by Peter Lindbergh.

"The Pink Tree". I love the way he plays with figure and composition.

All work © all rights reserved by John Currin. To learn more about this talented artist, visit The Gagosian Gallery's informative site.