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Asspicking, foodeating, headshrinking, socialclimbing, motherfucking bad habits
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LISA YUSKAVAGE (B. 1962)
Asspicking, foodeating, headshrinking, socialclimbing, motherfucking bad habits
signed, partially titled and dated 'Lisa Yuskavage "Bad Habits" 1996' (on the underside of Motherfucker); each respectively inscribed and numbered 'AP II' (on the underside)
cast Hydrocal with artificial pearls and artificial flowers, in five parts
installation dimensions variable
Asspicker: 9 ½ x 4 x 5 in. (24.1 x 10.2 x 12.7 cm.)
Foodeater: 10 ¼ x 4 ½ x 5 ¾ in. (26 x 11.4 x 14.6 cm.)
Headshrinker: 13 x 4 ½ x 3 ½ in. (33 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm.)
Socialclimber: 9 ½ x 4 x 4 ¼ in.(24.1 x 10.2 x 10.8 cm.)
Motherfucker: 9 x 4 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (22.9 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1996. This work is the second artist's proof from an edition of ten plus five artist's proofs.
Asspicking, foodeating, headshrinking, socialclimbing, motherfucking bad habits
signed, partially titled and dated 'Lisa Yuskavage "Bad Habits" 1996' (on the underside of Motherfucker); each respectively inscribed and numbered 'AP II' (on the underside)
cast Hydrocal with artificial pearls and artificial flowers, in five parts
installation dimensions variable
Asspicker: 9 ½ x 4 x 5 in. (24.1 x 10.2 x 12.7 cm.)
Foodeater: 10 ¼ x 4 ½ x 5 ¾ in. (26 x 11.4 x 14.6 cm.)
Headshrinker: 13 x 4 ½ x 3 ½ in. (33 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm.)
Socialclimber: 9 ½ x 4 x 4 ¼ in.(24.1 x 10.2 x 10.8 cm.)
Motherfucker: 9 x 4 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (22.9 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1996. This work is the second artist's proof from an edition of ten plus five artist's proofs.
Provenance
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2007, lot 439
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2007, lot 439
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
B. Arning, "Lisa Yuskavage," Village Voice, 29 October 1996, p. 83.
K. Clifford, "Lisa Yuskavage," Art Papers, vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1997, p. 61.
R. Vine, "Lisa Yuskavage at Boesky & Callery," Art in America, vol. 85, no. 2, February 1997, p. 104.
S. Pokorny, "Lisa Yuskavage: Boesky Gallery," Artforum, vol. 35, no. 6, February 1997, p. 89.
J. H. Dobrzynski, "A Painter and Her Art Trade Places," The New York Times, 28 January 1999, n.p. (another example illustrated).
K. Siegel, "Blonde Ambition: The Art of Lisa Yuskavage," Artforum, vol. 38, no. 9, May 2000, pp. 157 and 159 (another example illustrated).
W. Goodman, "The Art of Living," New York Magazine, 6 November 2000, p. 75.
E. Newhall, "Lisa Yuskavage," ARTnews, April 2001, p. 147.
C. Lovelace, "Lisa Yuskavage: Fleshed Out," Art in America, vol. 89, no. 7, July 2001, p. 84.
T. Jenkins, Lisa Yuskavage: Small Paintings 1993-2004, New York, 2004, p. 28 (another example illustrated).
J. Plummer, ed., 40 Years at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2005, pp. 80 and 86 (another example illustrated).
M. de la Torre, "Lisa Yuskavage," BOMB Magazine, Fall 2011, p. 88 (another example illustrated).
J. Earnest, "Lisa Yuskavage: In the Studio," Art in America, vol. 103, no. 9, October 2015, pp. 148-149 (another example illustrated).
T. Gebremedhin, "Lisa Yuskavage's Art Continues to Defy Characterization," The Wall Street Journal, 6 November 2018, digital (another example illustrated).
B. Schwabsky, The Observer Effect: On Contemporary Painting, Berlin, 2019, p. 122.
A. Levy, "Lisa Yuskavage's Bodies of Work," The New Yorker, 31 July 2023, p. 47.
K. Quadros, "Lisa Yuskavage Looks Back," Autre, 21 February 2025, n.p.
A. Moss, "Lisa Yuskavage Becomes the Protagonist," New York Magazine, 24 February 2025, p. 76.
É. Troncy, "Les nus sulfureux de Lisa Yuskavage," Numéro, 1 March 2025, p. 124.
R. Schiffman, "Lisa Yuskavage," The Brooklyn Rail, April 2025, pp. 87-88.
J. Brener Davich, "Full-Blown Yuskavage," Puck, 1 July 2025, digital.
A. Levy, B. Schwabsky, L. Dunham and J. Schmidt, Lisa Yuskavage, New York, 2026, pp. 71-72 and 158 (another example illustrated).
L. Garcia-Fuirtado, "Mirror Image," Harper's Bazaar, May 2026, p. 46.
K. Clifford, "Lisa Yuskavage," Art Papers, vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1997, p. 61.
R. Vine, "Lisa Yuskavage at Boesky & Callery," Art in America, vol. 85, no. 2, February 1997, p. 104.
S. Pokorny, "Lisa Yuskavage: Boesky Gallery," Artforum, vol. 35, no. 6, February 1997, p. 89.
J. H. Dobrzynski, "A Painter and Her Art Trade Places," The New York Times, 28 January 1999, n.p. (another example illustrated).
K. Siegel, "Blonde Ambition: The Art of Lisa Yuskavage," Artforum, vol. 38, no. 9, May 2000, pp. 157 and 159 (another example illustrated).
W. Goodman, "The Art of Living," New York Magazine, 6 November 2000, p. 75.
E. Newhall, "Lisa Yuskavage," ARTnews, April 2001, p. 147.
C. Lovelace, "Lisa Yuskavage: Fleshed Out," Art in America, vol. 89, no. 7, July 2001, p. 84.
T. Jenkins, Lisa Yuskavage: Small Paintings 1993-2004, New York, 2004, p. 28 (another example illustrated).
J. Plummer, ed., 40 Years at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2005, pp. 80 and 86 (another example illustrated).
M. de la Torre, "Lisa Yuskavage," BOMB Magazine, Fall 2011, p. 88 (another example illustrated).
J. Earnest, "Lisa Yuskavage: In the Studio," Art in America, vol. 103, no. 9, October 2015, pp. 148-149 (another example illustrated).
T. Gebremedhin, "Lisa Yuskavage's Art Continues to Defy Characterization," The Wall Street Journal, 6 November 2018, digital (another example illustrated).
B. Schwabsky, The Observer Effect: On Contemporary Painting, Berlin, 2019, p. 122.
A. Levy, "Lisa Yuskavage's Bodies of Work," The New Yorker, 31 July 2023, p. 47.
K. Quadros, "Lisa Yuskavage Looks Back," Autre, 21 February 2025, n.p.
A. Moss, "Lisa Yuskavage Becomes the Protagonist," New York Magazine, 24 February 2025, p. 76.
É. Troncy, "Les nus sulfureux de Lisa Yuskavage," Numéro, 1 March 2025, p. 124.
R. Schiffman, "Lisa Yuskavage," The Brooklyn Rail, April 2025, pp. 87-88.
J. Brener Davich, "Full-Blown Yuskavage," Puck, 1 July 2025, digital.
A. Levy, B. Schwabsky, L. Dunham and J. Schmidt, Lisa Yuskavage, New York, 2026, pp. 71-72 and 158 (another example illustrated).
L. Garcia-Fuirtado, "Mirror Image," Harper's Bazaar, May 2026, p. 46.
Exhibited
New York, Boesky & Callery Fine Arts, Lisa Yuskavage, October-November 1996 (another example exhibited).
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, My Little Pretty: Images of Girls by Contemporary Women Artists, April-June 1997 (another example exhibited).
Milan, Studio Guenzani, Lisa Yuskavage, May-July 1997 (another example exhibited).
London, Saatchi Gallery, Young Americans 2: New American Art at the Saatchi Gallery, July-December 1998 (another example exhibited).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Looking at Ourselves: Works by Women Artists from the Logan Collection, January-April 1999, n.p., no. 21 (another example exhibited).
Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Lisa Yuskavage, December 2000-February 2001, pp. 10, 40-41 and 74 (another example exhibited).
Waltham, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood: Paintings 1991-2015, September 2015-April 2016, pp. 26, 72, 128-129 and 240-241 (another example exhibited).
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, My Little Pretty: Images of Girls by Contemporary Women Artists, April-June 1997 (another example exhibited).
Milan, Studio Guenzani, Lisa Yuskavage, May-July 1997 (another example exhibited).
London, Saatchi Gallery, Young Americans 2: New American Art at the Saatchi Gallery, July-December 1998 (another example exhibited).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Looking at Ourselves: Works by Women Artists from the Logan Collection, January-April 1999, n.p., no. 21 (another example exhibited).
Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Lisa Yuskavage, December 2000-February 2001, pp. 10, 40-41 and 74 (another example exhibited).
Waltham, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood: Paintings 1991-2015, September 2015-April 2016, pp. 26, 72, 128-129 and 240-241 (another example exhibited).
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Kathryn Marber
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