Lisa Yuskavage – Northview, 2000

Lisa Yuskavage’s painting of a semi-nude young woman lost in thought fills me with excitement and makes me wonder, “am I supposed to be feeling like this?” and “can other people read my feelings as I look at it?” In this episode I talk about Yuskavage’s themes and methods, and why it can be simultaneously so difficult and enjoyable to look at her work.