Julie Curtiss's "UNREAL" brings new paintings set in a feverish New York of apartments, laundromats, bodegas and a fortune teller's window. Her stylized figures hide their faces, and cropped close-ups of hair, coats and accessories build a sly narrative about identity, gender and aging. In "Makeover," two women in furs and postoperative face masks embody luxury and a pervasive sense of unreality.
