Flora Yukhnovich rose to prominence with large-scale, gestural paintings that fuse historical styles and contemporary visual effects. Her works combine Rococo ornamentation, Abstract Expressionist gestures and collaged imagery to sit between abstraction and figuration. Auction results have exceeded expectations, including a £2.7m record at Sotheby's, though she downplays the market. A fascination with François Boucher informs recent commissions, and a long-held relocation to New York has been realized, accompanied by high-profile US exhibitions including a commission at The Frick Collection and a solo show at Hauser & Wirth.
(Her current record was set at Sotheby's in 2022 at £2.7m.) Yukhnovich, however, prefers not to talk about the market, simply saying "the work is so much more interesting". And she is not wrong—her sweeping paintings layer references to art-historical movements, from Rococo to Abstract Expressionism, with collages of images taken from a myriad of sources to create fascinating pieces that hover somewhere between abstraction and figuration.
Yukhnovich recently relocated from London to New York. The move has been a long-time dream for the artist, who says the East Coast city has always felt like home (she grew up watching television in the 1990s, when New York seemed to be the only location for shows and films). Her exhibitions in the US this year—a commission at The Frick Collection in New York this month and a solo show at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles next month—have helped to make this dream a reality.
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