Staff Show 2015 Sneak Peek

Train tickets, photograph by Natalie O’Dell

Train tickets, photograph by Natalie O’Dell

What can you create with 168 Amtrak train ticket stubs? Find out at this year’s 2015 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff show!

Please join us and meet the artists at the Staff Show reception on Thursday, September 17 from 6-8 p.m.

The 2015 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show is on view September 2, 2015 through October 4, 2015. The show features artwork from The Phillips Collection staff.

Jae Ko at Grounds For Sculpture

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Installation view of Jae Ko’s Shiro at Grounds For Sculpture, NJ.

Contemporary artist Jae Ko, whose work is currently on display in Intersections @ 5, opened an installation at Grounds For Sculpture in New Jersey earlier this year. The works are reminiscent of her original 2010 Intersections contemporary art project for the Phillips, Force of Nature. Both installations primarily use Kraft paper, but Ko responds specifically to the site in color and formation of the rolls.

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Installation view of Jae Ko’s Shiro at Grounds For Sculpture, NJ.

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Installation view of Jae Ko’s Shiro at Grounds For Sculpture, NJ.

Grounds for Sculpture installation view 5

Jae Ko, Escalante

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Installation view of Jae Ko’s Shiro at Grounds For Sculpture, NJ.

 

Phillips-at-Home Summer Series #6: Personal Portraits

This gallery contains 22 photos.

Today we are looking to an American artist for our inspiration: Alex Katz. Katz is an American figurative artist, meaning he primarily creates portraits of people. His portraits are minimalist, colorful, and highly contrasted. The Phillips Collection acquired Katz’s three-portrait series Brisk Day in 2013. Using this artwork as our foundation, today’s project will explore […]