Timothy Taylor Explores Art Practice in the Aftermath of Nazi Occupation

LONDON.- Borrowing its title from an essay by Jean Genet, The Tightrope Walker will explore the interface between fine art practice, design and furniture within the radical framework of Paris in the aftermath of Nazi occupation and the Second World War. This exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery represents a very rare meeting of art and design in a gallery context. It will explore how artists and designers sought simplicity and honesty amidst a growing appreciation of the ordinary and the [...]

Timothy Taylor Gallery Presents New Work by Sean Scully

LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery presents new work by Sean Scully from 27 May – 3 July 2010. The first time that Scully has exhibited new work in London since 2006, this exhibition comes hot on the heels of a major retrospective, Constantinople or The Sensual Concealed. The Imagery of Sean Scully, at the newly re-opened Ulster Museum in Belfast and the MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg, Germany. The significance of Scully’s contribution to the history of abstraction since [...]

Volker Hueller’s Hand-Coloured Etchings at Timothy Taylor Gallery

LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in London by Berlin-based artist Volker Hueller as part of the gallery’s The Viewing Room programme. Hueller’s hand-coloured etchings exploit all the associative power of the etched line: spidery trails mordantly tracing care-worn physiognomies and smoke-filled rooms. The atmospheric remains of a dark European history lurk within the cracks and crevices of these complex drawings, made up of interlocking fragments and planes. Jaundiced, cruel and complacent faces emerge from these jagged [...]

Works by Abstract Painter Agnes Martin at Timothy Taylor Gallery

LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Agnes Martin (1912-2004), one of America’s foremost abstract painters. The exhibition will feature significant paintings and works on paper, and will trace a singular career that spanned over five decades. This will be London’s most significant retrospective of Martin’s work in over 15 years. Although frequently labeled as a Minimalist and closely affiliated with artists such as Donald Judd and Carl Andre, Martin always described herself as an Abstract Expressionist. [...]

Christopher Hanlon at The Viewing Room at Timothy Taylor Gallery

LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery presents the first in a new series of exhibitions at the gallery under the title The Viewing Room. Timothy Taylor Gallery, in association with Domo Baal, will be showcasing a suite of paintings by Christopher Hanlon, a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, London. Hanlon’s hermetic and tonally low-key paintings appear at first to be fragments of a psychologically charged drama. Typically presented in small installations, Hanlon’s apparently heterogeneous arrangements of abstract and figurative [...]

Recent Paintings by Alex Katz on View at Timothy Taylor Gallery

LONDON.- Now in his 82nd year, Alex Katz is one of the most significant artists of his generation. His distinctive portraits and lyrical landscapes are noted for their pristine flat surface and economy of line, depicting scenes from modern life. Katz’s minimal aesthetic was developed in the 1950s and was at the time, both an anticipation of Pop Art and a reaction to the prevalence of Abstract Expressionism. Katz has always been that intriguing thing: an artist’s artist. His influence [...]

Alex Katz Paints First Portrait of Anna Wintour-On View at Portrait Gallery in May

LONDON.- A new portrait of Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief of American VOGUE, by artist Alex Katz will be on display for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery in May 2010. The new portrait of Wintour will be accompanied by the display “Alex Katz: Portraits” from 15 May – 21 September 2010. One of the most significant artists of his generation, this will also be the first time that there has been a display at the Gallery dedicated [...]

Prominent Dealers Bring Art World to Second Annual Dallas Art Fair

DALLAS, TX.- The second annual Dallas Art Fair presented by Veuve Clicquot will return to the city on Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7, 2010. A preview Gala will be held on Thursday evening, February 4, benefiting Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. From mid-morning to early evening over the three days of the fair, visitors may visit and purchase art from renowned art dealers and experts from across the United States and Great [...]

Timothy Taylor Gallery Announces Exhibition of Works by Philip Guston

LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery will present an exhibition of works on paper by Philip Guston, one of the most important and influential American artists of the 20th Century. The exhibition traces Guston’s development on paper from the 1950s through to 1980 and the remarkable shift in his work from abstraction to figuration. Primarily known as a painter, Guston received critical acclaim early on in his career as an Abstract Expressionist amongst contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. [...]