Julien Nguyen: Pictures of the Floating World

Nguyen’s pretty/spooky/sexy paintings beg a comparison to Jared French’s work (maybe George Tooker’s?) but that’s probably a bit facile. Nguyen has his own thing going on, and a nice mix of classical and digital influences underpinning it all. His growth as a painter really shows in this Matthew Marks exhibit viewable online and in the 24th Street Chelsea gallery through August 13.