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Artful Privacy

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You may remember Linn Meyers’s exquisitely detailed Intersections project for the Phillips in 2010, which responded to the brushwork and colors of Vincent van Gogh’s The Road Menders.

Meyers again employs thin, tremulous lines in her creation for the glass-walled conference rooms that line the main-floor lobby of Arlington’s Courthouse Plaza. The installation serves as both an artistic and economic  solution to the distracting “fishbowl effect” of meeting rooms. The work, Untitled, marks Meyers’s first permanent public art installation and was  officially unveiled and dedicated Tuesday morning.

The video above shows a visual montage of the creation, design, fabrication, and installation of the work.

A special edition print related to her Intersections project, screened on handmade paper and signed and numbered by Linn Meyers, is available in the Phillips’s museum shop.

Van Gogh Trees in Our Front Yard

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(Left) Tree in front of the house entrance at The Phillips Collection. Photo: Amy Wike. (Right) Vincent van Gogh, Olive Grove, September 1889. Oil on Canvas. Zurich, Private Collection.

Winter strips the trees in the museum’s front yard of their lovely green leaves, but in their bare state, I see an echo of Vincent van Gogh‘s painted olive trees. These unique, corkscrew-branched shrubs are Corylus avellana ‘Contorta,’ commonly known as Harry Lauder’s walking stick. Not quite olive trees, but I see the resemblance all the same.

Amy Wike, Publicity and Marketing Coordinator

The Artist Sees Differently: Roberto Alcaraz

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Roberto Alcaraz, Museum Assistant and Sunday Concerts Assistant

Roberto Alcaraz on a break with his guitar. Photo: Joshua Navarro

How did you learn about the Phillips?

A cousin of mine, who was living here at the time, first mentioned it to me soon after my arrival in D.C. However, it did not take long for me to realize its importance in the cultural life of the city.

Do you feel you are inspired by the Phillips art?

Yes. There is a wealth of great works that are really inspiring. Any collection that includes works by van Gogh, Klee, Morandi, Rothko, plus all the major impressionists, is bound to have works worth looking up to.

What do you listen to when you work on your photography?

Curiously, having a music background, I prefer not listening to music when I am in a darkroom doing prints. I try to focus on my task in hand with no distractions, if possible. Continue reading “The Artist Sees Differently: Roberto Alcaraz” »