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> [I always say the work is not a celebration as such, because that's sometimes just as weird and excluding and perverse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/i-always-say-the-work-is-not-a-celebration-as-such-because-that-s/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

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## More by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

> [When people ask about the aspect of race in the work, they are looking for very simple or easy answers. Part of it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/when-people-ask-about-the-aspect-of-race-in-the-work-they-are-looking/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

> [It's hard to pin down what the politics would be, in a way. For me the politics are very visual and felt, thought, seen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/it-s-hard-to-pin-down-what-the-politics-would-be-in-a-way-for-me-the/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

> [People are tempted to politicize the fact that I paint black figures, and the complexity of this is an essential part of the work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/people-are-tempted-to-politicize-the-fact-that-i-paint-black-figures/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

> [The timelessness is completely important. It's partly about removing things that would become in some way nostalgic. There aren't really any markers of time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/the-timelessness-is-completely-important-it-s-partly-about-removing/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

> [I always say the work is not a celebration as such, because that's sometimes just as weird and excluding and perverse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/i-always-say-the-work-is-not-a-celebration-as-such-because-that-s/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

> [Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynette-yiadom-boakye/painting-from-life-was-incredibly-important-for-me-because-it-allowed/)

[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynette-yiadom-boakye/)

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