David Zwirner presents an exhibition of drawings and constructions by Al Taylor, the artist’s fourth solo exhibition at David Zwirner and the first presentation of his work at our London gallery. The exhibition will focus on early works, executed from the mid- to late-1980s, which marked the artist’s move from painting on canvas to creating makeshift objects constructed out of humble and sometimes humorous materials—such as old broomsticks and carpentry scraps—that he found in the trash. Taylor’s drawings and idiosyncratic assemblages offer a multitude of distinct viewpoints as they vacillate between three and two dimensions with their painterly exploration of line, shadow, perspective, and their precise use of color.

-David Zwirner

Image: © Al Taylor