Friday, September 14, 2012

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

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.

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