Both Coasts: An Interview with Geoffrey G. O'Brien
Adam J. FitzgeraldFatigue and anger, vitamins, of being born at some remove from Sunday, leaving any world untouched, I guess I sing. But
Brothers To A Garden (2017) oil on linen, 59 x 48 inches © Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York and Corvi-Mora, London; Medicine at Playtime (2017) oil on linen, 79 x 48 inches © Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Image courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York and Corvi-Mora, London.
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JAN 2020
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March 2021
The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is an exhibition of paintings by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at the Huntington Art Gallery in Pasadema. The exhibition is second in a trilogy of shows on contemporary female British artists curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hilton Als. The installation of five of Yiadom-Boakye's studies of fictional characters create a dialogue with The Huntington's collection of highly formal 18th-century British portraits.
Drawn from the world of found images and imagination, Yiadom-Boakye's figures seem familiar but also mysterious. She typically finishes each painting in a single day, infusing the works with freshness and spontaneity, as if they were painted from life. The first show in the trilogy focused on the work of Celia Paul, and the final installment in 2021 will highlight the work of Los Angeles-based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Exhibitions originate at the Yale Center for British Art. The show runs until May 11, 2020.
