Sha Yuknovitch is a 31-year-old Russian artist. She has become known for painting big canvases with broad, sweeping brush strokes. Her paintings meld the busy, colorful swirls of ricoco masters like fragonard and tiepolo With a modern sense of cheekiness.
The British art superstar Flora Yukhnovich, the Freakonomist Steve Levitt, and the upstart American Basketball Association were all unafraid to follow their joy — despite sneers from the Establishment. Should we all be more willing to embrace the déclassé?