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Public Gallery is pleased to present HangTime, a solo exhibition of new works by Taylor Simmons, and the artist’s second presentation with the gallery. Across two floors of the gallery’s new expanded space, Simmons’ tightly framed and heavily layered compositions shift from referencing sourced imagery, often found photographs and viral video clips, to a series of familial portraits, conveying the artist’s personal specificity and domestic space. His depictions of everyday life, distinct for their vibrant tones and balance of acrylic, oil and spray paint, demonstrate a newfound immediacy and casual intimacy that welcome the viewer into his perspective — the most direct, detailed and explicit series of works that speak without prevarication from the artist’s home.

Reality is rarely what it seems, and even less often what one expects. In an age of fake news, ever-changing circumstances, and a lack of security, confronting reality and the feeling of not fitting in can be overwhelming.