Henry Taylor: B Side

Marvelous catalog…mostly written by artists, poets or artist-poets. Walter Price, inspired to paint by Taylor’s example, contributes a poem about his first impressions: “Each painting aggressive, swift, bold/I was pushed.” – Roberta Smith * The New York Times: Arts *An overall commitment to figurative painting in support of his own tribe, to share their stories of joy and hardship, and, more importantly, to relay his own beautiful and unique vision of Blackness, in all its variable parts. – Terence Trouillot * Frieze *Ever alert to social contradictions, embedded histories, and the gap between public propaganda and private experience, Taylor often graces his subjects with a deliberate equanimity, suggesting only by inference a narrative of quiet, enduring resistance. – Albert Mobilio * Hyperallergic *Taylor’s scenes of everyday life perform what might be called stop-motion image-making…The picture sticks in your brain, while your body responds to the painterly scene. – Christopher Knight * Los Angeles Times *Henry Taylor: B Side,’ captures the sweep of Taylor’s career thus far, featuring more than 150 pieces that include drawings and — for the first time in any meaningful way — sculpture, as well as what he calls “painted objects” on small cigarette packs, cereal boxes and beer crates. […] Even his older work has a timelessness that makes it feel contemporary. – Robin Pogrebin * The New York Times *