Artist Talk: Lisa Yuskavage on Vuillard | The Jewish Museum

On Thursday Mary 24, 2012, contemporary artist Lisa Yuskavage and Chief Curator Norman Kleeblatt discussed the paintings of Edouard Vuillard, on view in the exhibition, Edouard Vuillard: A Painter and His Muses, 1890--1940 http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibi..., and his influence on artists working today.

"There are a surprising number of contemporary artists, working in diverse media, who are channeling Vuillard," observed Norman Kleeblatt, Susan and Elihu Rose Chief Curator of The Jewish Museum. Yuskavage and Kleeblatt's conversation will highlight what makes Vuillard so relevant for this decade, look back at Vuillard's influence on artists of the post-World War II era, and discuss Yuskavage's own complex art.

The Intimist painter Edouard Vuillard was a major influence on Lisa Yuskavage's paintings early in her career, and he continues to inspire her work in unexpected ways. Vuillard remains a constant reference for the contemporary painter in her choices regarding composition, color and subject matter.

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