Henry Taylor: B Side

Oct 4, 2023–Jan 28, 2024

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After graduating from CalArts in 1995, Taylor first moved to downtown Los Angeles, where he nurtured a significant rapport with his neighbors. Taylor's depictions of friends, local personalities, and passers-by are joined by street scenes inspired by his global travels. The result is a gallery of his extended community, which he commemorates in images that capture each subject's humanity and personality.

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Henry Taylor, Gettin it done, 2016

A bearded dark skinned man sits in the foreground while an older woman stands behind him, to the left of the painting. She holds a white hairdryer to his hair. The left half of the background is mustard yellow. On the right half is a black, gate-like metal door with decorative twists and swirls.
A bearded dark skinned man sits in the foreground while an older woman stands behind him, to the left of the painting. She holds a white hairdryer to his hair. The left half of the background is mustard yellow. On the right half is a black, gate-like metal door with decorative twists and swirls.

Henry Taylor, Gettin it Done, 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 72 × 96 in. (182.9 × 243.8 cm). Hudgins Family Collection, New York. © Henry Taylor. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

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