Henry Taylor
Contributions by Charles Gaines and Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Sarah Lewis and Zadie Smith
- Publish Date: October 09, 2018
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Art - Individual Artists - Monographs
- Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
- Trim Size: 10 x 12
- Pages: 320
- US Price: $65.00
- CDN Price: $85.00
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-6310-5
Reviews
"OVERFLOWING WITH MORE THAN 200 IMAGES, this new monograph documents the practice of Henry Taylor, the Los Angeles artist known for his bluesy approach to abstract figuration. It’s a wonderful book and a genuinely good read. The first major volume to survey his career, “Henry Taylor” offers five ways of looking at the artist—through full-color illustrations of his works, mostly paintings and some sculptures and installations; handwritten notes and jottings interspersed throughout the pages that capture his momentary thoughts; an interview conducted by fellow Los Angeles artist Charles Gaines; and essays by Harvard University art historian Sarah Lewis, acclaimed British author Zadie Smith, and 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah. A testament to their readability (and Taylor’s relatability), two of the essays were published in magazines intended for general audiences in advance of the book’s release. Smith’s distillation appeared in The New Yorker and Ghansah’s feature profile was included in New York magazine."
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