Synopses & Reviews
- This will be the first monograph devoted to Yuskavage's work.
- Jenkins's essay will be an up-close and, the artist says, painfully embarrassing look at the forces behind her work.
- The book will also include illustrated diagrams, created by Jenkins, which will draw parallels between the author's work and her childhood using paintings, source materials, and family photos. This section is tentatively titled "A Psychotic Attempt to Understand This Work."
- This work is Sexy. When Yuskavage's small exhibition catalogue is called up on Amazon, the list of books "Customers who bought this book also bought" includes: The Best of the Pirelli Calendars, Graphis Nudes, Naked in Apartment 7, The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica, Asian Ladies, and Naked Rooms. She also receives a lot of fan mail from prisoners.
- Part sexist, feminist, psycho-autobiographical, and satirical, Yuskavage's work continues to generate buzz and controversy.
About the Author
Tamara Jenkins is the writer and director of the film Slums of Beverly Hills as well as several award-winning short films. Her writing has been published in Zoetrope: ll-Story, Tin House Magazine, and the New York Press. She lives in New York City.