Al Taylor
dal 22/9/2010 al 4/12/2010
Segnalato da
22/9/2010
Al Taylor
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Drawings. The exhibition focuses on the artist's printed work. It unites ancient graphic media with new creative ideas and, with regard to its experimental aura, is among the most innovative to be found in this genre in the past few decades. On show a selection of some 130 largely unknown sheets. Taylor drew on an endless supply of subject matter. The way he worked breached all conventions with regard to how things are normally seen.
In 2006 the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung held the retrospective 'Al Taylor –
Drawings’ which met with considerable interest internationally. The multifaceted
work of the American artist, who was born in 1948 and died in 1999, which
encompasses sculptures, drawings and prints, is gradually gaining the recognition
it deserves.
The second Al Taylor museum exhibition in Munich focuses on his printed work for
the very first time. It unites ancient graphic media with new creative ideas and,
with regard to its experimental aura, is among the most innovative to be found in
this genre in the past few decades. A selection of some 130 largely unknown
sheets will be shown. Apart from his lithographs, it is his monotypes and etchings
that stand out in particular. By including numerous artist’s proofs and one-off
prints, Taylor’s work process becomes especially transparent.
Taylor drew on an endless supply of subject matter. The way he worked breached
all conventions with regard to how things are normally seen. The topics he dealt
with, which came from the most varied of contexts and which could lead to whole
series of works, virtually landed on his lap, since the way he saw things had much
to do with the sponaneous and coincidental. He often focused on the most trivial of
details which triggered a whole cosmos of questions as a result. The repeated and
seemingly absurd pursuit of the most base and banal subjects opened up
completely new worlds to the artist. His curiosity formulated "the initial rules",
Taylor explained in 1992. From the beginning, the artist's prime aim was to
experience things that he "hadn't expected," to create "something that can make
itself," and to find a method that enabled works "to create their own logic."
During the exhibition a Catalogue Raisonné, published by Hatje Cantz with an
introduction by Michael Semff, will come out. ISBN 978-3-7757-2646-7; c. 224
pages, c. 140 images.
Image: Dixie, 1990 / Lithograph / 826 x 613 mm / Artist's Proof 2/4, Inv.-Nr. 2010:11 D
STAATLICHE GRAPHISCHE SAMMLUNG MUENCHEN, GIFT OF DEBBIE TAYLOR
Tine Nehler M.A. | Head of Press Department
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