Lisa Yuskavage

Lisa Yuskavage, the premier "bad girl painter" of the contemporary art world, is well known for her highly sexualized paintings of the female form. Dreamy and pornographic, almost as if they were painted from 1970s Playboy spreads, Yuskavage's compositions feature anatomically impossible female bimbos with gigantic breasts, extended derrieres, and tousled hair. They daringly portray male sexual fantasies from the perspective of a female.

An increasingly popular subject of solo exhibitions at major institutions, Yuskavage is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Tiffany Foundation Grant and a MacDowell Colony Fellowship.

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2021 - A Year of Giving Generously
2021 - A Year of Giving Generously
Lisa Yuskavage on Unquestioning Love
Lisa Yuskavage on Unquestioning Love
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Valeria Napoleone
The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Valeria Napoleone
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What I'd Buy This January
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Derek Eller on How to Make It as a Dealer
10 of the Best Artworks at Frieze New York 2016
10 of the Best Artworks at Frieze New York 2016
12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting
12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting
Bill Arning on the Return of Figurative Painting
Bill Arning on the Return of Figurative Painting
Jackie Saccoccio on "Almost Mocking" Ab-Ex
Jackie Saccoccio on "Almost Mocking" Ab-Ex
6 Artworks to Invest in This April
6 Artworks to Invest in This April
Marianne Boesky on Remaking Her Gallery
Marianne Boesky on Remaking Her Gallery