\nJAN 15 – APRIL 2, 2016
\nCAM <\/a>\/ CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST.LOUIS
\n@camstl<\/p>\n
one of my very fave artists, right at the top. LISA YUSKAVAGE . . was born in Philadelphia in 1962, and is NYC-based.<\/p>\n from the CAM mission statement: ‘LISA YUSKAVAGE: THE BROOD’ . . is curated by CHRISTOPHER BEDFORD, Henry & Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University & organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by JEFFREY USLIP, chief curator.<\/p>\n read more & see<\/strong> more images: ‘LISA YUSKAVAGE: THE BROOD’ – CAM<\/a><\/p>\n card for: ‘LISA YUSKAVAGE’, September 27 through November 5, 2011 \/ David Zwirner, 519 West 19th Street, NYC. this is the original . . invite card for Lisa’s 2011 show at DAVID ZWIRNER. besides the fact that it looks like it was slightly ‘photo-shopped’, between the legs, lol in the CAM pr !! but, it has an even more personal significance, or if you will . . . code (!!) – for me. I didn’t<\/strong> get Lisa’s work for a long long time. when I walked into this show in the Fall of 2011 – I was dumbstruck. it was like a big samurai sword crashed through my whole body, starting at the top of my head, and split me – in half. I also find the show relevant<\/strong> – on a few more levels, at this very EXACT point in time – on the underground art scene.<\/p>\n I’m talking about the resurgence<\/strong> of strong, figurative, in-your-face young female artists, on the current, and very popping !! street scene. at the same time, it’s also interesting to consider how nudity<\/strong> – in general has vanished from the contemporary art scene. in the street art mural \/ translate graffiti scene . . nudity is a big no no, I guess because that would be, and rightfully so !! – crossing the line – re what the public would tolerate. and within that genre – there is also a strange, but very apparent, and very BIG esp on IG – resurgence of a very, very classic Japanese art form: bondage !! lol. THE BROOD – THE BREEDERS vs<\/strong> THE BONDAGE MASTERS !!<\/p>\n LISA YUSKAVAGE to LANDON MORGAN . . in a flipped-out, in-your-face – nutshell battle of the ‘naked’ !!<\/p>\n THAT BEING – SAID !!<\/p>\n I HOPE THE CAM show on LISA Y . . includes some of her newer paintigs <\/strong>, which includes some very far-out images, esp of ‘wizard \/ guys’ – that were featured in her most recent show at David Zwirner, that ran APRIL 23 – June 13, 2015.<\/p>\n check it out here: LISA YUSKAVAGE – DAVID ZWIRNER <\/a><\/p>\n in terms of the current street scene & yes, . . . even – bondage !! Go forth young collectors, and . . pick your magic !! also at CAM !!! ‘LISA YUSKAVAGE: THE BROOD’ JAN 15 – APRIL 2, 2016 CAM \/ CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST.LOUIS @camstl one of my very fave artists, right at the top. among her gender, if we have to break it down . . . and, time it: right up there with KARA WALKER. I consider […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27669"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27693,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669\/revisions\/27693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\namong her gender, if we have<\/em> to break it down . . . and, time it: right up there with KARA WALKER.
\nI consider CINDY SHERMAN, the generation – preceding.<\/p>\n
\nthis show . . “is not so much a comprehensive survey as it is a thorough account of YUSKAVAGE’S development & identity as an artist.” <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/LISA-YUSKAVAGE-TRIPTYCH-at.jpg\" "\\"LISA-YUSKAVAGE,-TRIPTYCH-at\\"")
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\nLISA YUSKAVAGE, ‘TRIPTYCH’, 2010-2011, oil on linen, 77-1\/4 x 210-3\/8 x 1-1\/2 in. \/ each: 70-1\/2 x 77-1\/4 in.
\nCollection: LIZ & ERIC LEFKOFSKY
\nIMAGE: screen grab off … CAM <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/LISA-YUSKAVAGE-BROOD-via-C.jpg\" "\\"LISA-YUSKAVAGE,-BROOD-via-C\\"")
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\nLISA YUSKAVAGE, ‘Brood’, 2005-06, oil on linen, 79-3\/4 x 70 in.
\nCollection: JEFFREY A. ALTMAN
\nIMAGE: is slightly cropped & via screen grab off … CAM<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/LISA-YUSKAVAGE-on-my-desk.jpg\" "\\"LISA-YUSKAVAGE-on-my-desk\\"")
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\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH, Sat Jan 16, 2016. N.J.<\/p>\n
\nthe image is: ‘Triptych’, 2011 (detail), oil on linen, Triptych, Each: 70-1\/8 x 77-1\/4 inches
\nthe card itself is hard stock and measures 8 x 8-1\/4 in.<\/p>\n
\nas you can see, it still<\/strong> sits on my desk, and that includes one major move !!<\/p>\n
\nthis image represents so much that I love, including how brave it is !!
\nplus: folk art & history, composition. landscape imbued with artistic power, color theory. graphics. narrative etc etc. and obviously it’s still ringing, and THRILLING – with .. that key moniker: RELEVANCE.
\nand, her sister . . DYNAMICS.<\/p>\n
\nsis-tah !! keep them eyeballs . . open !!
\nand, free your soul !!<\/p>\n
\nI thought it was way too kitschy, and cutie pie. wrong.<\/p>\n
\nI think they call that a eureka moment.
\nthe bigger the mistake, the harder the fall ?
\nso, it reminds me of 2 things:
\n1. in art, NOTHING. nothing – is written in stone.
\n2. and keep your eyes – open. push past your ‘zones’.<\/p>\n
\nname two: murrz & goatbunny !!
\nwith their outrageous femme\/wicked kitty\/food stickers. very femme, but totally . . KILLAH.
\nkeep those peepers – open !!<\/p>\n
\nok, maybe young Harlem scene queen JORDAN CASTELL references nudity, but it’s not exactly the ‘playboy’ pop-up kind. and its: male. (mostly).
\nand psychological in nature.<\/p>\n
\nbut on the smaller. more intimate art scene, such as the world of tattoos, obviously – nudity reigns as ever. and it has many super chic faces too. as well as classic.
\nbut watch out – it’s creeping in closer, to the art world in general – again.
\nI’m thinking about the sweet spot – where tattoo artists and street artists collide, as in the recent ‘TAT IT UP’ curated by MURRZ & ZROPRO at GRUMPY BERT, in Brooklyn.<\/strong>
\nspecially: the water tower of . . tattoo artist LANDON MORGAN !!<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nwho would – guess ?!! <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Landon-Morgan-detail-water.jpg\" "\\"Landon-Morgan,-detail-water\\"")
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\nLANDON MORGAN, detail, Boundless Brooklyn water tower kit, hand painted, 2016.
\nin ‘TAT IT UP’, GRUMPY BERT, Brooklyn. Jan 8 – Jan 31, 2016.<\/p>\n
\nthese airy, fairy paintings of Yuskavage<\/strong> become even more<\/strong> relevant, and are super interesting, and more easily<\/strong> understood for their vivaciousness<\/strong>, and in fact, their TOTALITY<\/strong>: of content, narrative, context. yes: vision !! and painterly \/ formal issues — within a contrasting dialog, and a new scene of ‘illustrative’ . . pop art dreamers, painters & . . stickers !! <\/p>\n
\nit’s out there, big time.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/YUSKAVAGE-HIPPIES-DAVID.jpg\" "\\"YUSKAVAGE---HIPPIES---DAVID\\"")
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\nLISA YUSKAVAGE, ‘HIPPIES’, 2013. oil on linen, 82-1\/4 x 66-1\/2 in.
\nPHOTO: via DAVID ZWIRNER<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"