Some of you may remember the El Lissitzky exhibition we had at the Phillips in 2006-07, featuring two of the artist’s striking 1923 futurist print portfolios, Proun and Victory over the Sun. On that occasion, artist Hideyo Okamura presented the prints in a dynamic installation inspired by Lissitzky’s art and the three-dimensional abstract rooms he [...]
Have you seen the red bear? That is the first question I ask visitors when beginning a Then and Now tour. Grinning and nodding are the usual reactions. I then point to the Xavier Veilhan installation inside the museum, and say that it is by the same artist who created The Bear (2010). The grins [...]
1˚CAGE Start your visit on the 2nd floor of The Phillips Collection, outside the Rothko Room, and discover watercolors by John Cage. Primarily known as an avant-garde composer, Cage turned the sounds of an audience’s awkward, ambient shuffling into music. (Return to the museum at 4 pm on September 6 for a full Cage experience, [...]