Henry Taylor is among The Greats, one of the rare artistic figures who is shaping his field and the broader culture IT’S BEEN A GREAT YEAR for Los Angeles painter Henry Taylor. “Henry Taylor: B Side” originated at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, where it was on view through April. Then “B-Side,” the first career-spanning survey of Taylor in his hometown, and his most extensive museum exhibition to date, traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, where it opened earlier this month. The show has garnered rave reviews. In the Los Angeles Times, Christopher Knight described it as a “big, brash, vital retrospective” and said the paintings were “unforgettable.” Under a headline that announced “‘B-Side’ is Full of Grade-A Paintings,” New York Times critic Roberta Smith wrote, “As long as there are artists like Henry Taylor around, painting is in little danger of dying.” Artist Henry Taylor, Photo by D’Angelo Lovell Williams. | T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Oct. 22, 2023 In May, a painting by Taylor set a new artist record at auction, surpassing $1 million for the first time, soaring to nearly $2.5 million. Last week, Hauser […]
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