Inside Francis Kurkdjian’s Show “Perfume: Sculpture of the Invisible”

Tell someone you’re going to a fragrance exhibition, and they might think you’re in for an afternoon of aimlessly sniffing vials of colognes, oils, and essences in an empty gallery.

But Francis Kurkdjian, the vaunted perfumer behind fragrances for Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and his own niche olfactory maison, doesn’t do anything by half measures. His new show, “Perfume: Sculpture of the Invisible,” explores how Kurkdjian has connected his unique creations to music, theatre,…