 Photo by Grant Delin. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York.
Patricia Zohn has a fantastic article up on The Huffington Post discussing her experience attending a presentation by the artist Lisa Yuskavage. Yuskavage, one of the most recognized and controversial painters of her generation who often deploys exaggerated images of the female body, was here in April. Zohn described what happened: I was just finishing up a flamenco class at the 92nd Street Y surrounded by women jabbering in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Farsi, Italian--proving the international allure of accessing not only your inner pole dancer but your inner flamenco dancer--when I saw people had already begun lining up for the presentation by artist Lisa Yuskavage, she of the va-va-voom paintings. As I hurried to change, I could hear protesters outside inveighing against the appearance of General Petraeus who was already holding forth in the auditorium downstairs on the various wars.
Zohn continued, remarking on the juxtaposition of music, the anti-war chants, the nudity and the General, “I hardly knew which way to turn (that is the problem with me in flamenco class, I am never knowing which way to turn).”
The full piece is here; it is a great read.
Upcoming Lectures & Conversations at 92Y include: Nathan Lane in Conversation with Jordan Roth (Jun 27); Reel Pieces: Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford (Jun 28) and Charles Ogletree with Soledad O’Brien on Race, Class and Crime (Jun 30).
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