Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
All Manner of Needs
September 13-October 13, 2012
Jack Shainman Gallery, NY
Quick thought: Yiadom-Boakye's portraits are not about creating an accurate likeness or capturing personality. They're about skin tone, texture, and composition. Sometimes they seem stiff or stilted--but this only heightens the sense of artifice she pursues. Alienating but intriguing.
