ArtGrams: Alexander Calder

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Experiment Station

Via Instagrammer @kairilook: “Beyond the circus”

Installed in a staircase at the Phillips are three works by Alexander Calder from the museum’s collection: Red Polygons (c. 1950), Hollow Egg (1939), and Only, Only Bird (1951). In this month’s ArtGrams, we’re featuring your creative shots of all three.

Via Instagrammer @badagarla: “‘Hollow Egg’ by Alexander Calder”

Instagrammer @janouka caught Calder’s Only, Only Bird in profile

Instagrammer @vajiajia: “Dance, #Calder, dance!”

Instagrammer @leonieboothclibborn captured multiple shadows of Calder’s Hollow Egg

Instagrammer @dave.wolanski: “#Chicken #butt, that’s what!”

When Instagrammer @brennan_bok strips this image of color, it’s hard to tell what is mobile and what is shadow.

Via Instagrammer @cra66x

Instagrammer @burtatochanga snaps Calder’s Only, Only Bird from above

ArtGrams: Around the Phillips

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Experiment Station

This shot of the exterior of the original Phillips building, emphasizing the red facade, is brought to you by Instagrammer @miquelcar

There are plenty of mesmerizing works on view at the Phillips, but for this month’s ArtGrams, we’re highlighting photos from visitors who looked beyond the canvas.

Via Instagrammer @wolfofkstreet: “Tête-à-tête chairs in this incredible Georgian Revival house turned gallery. Just one of the many reasons this is one of my favorite places in the city.”

A rare shot of the window details as seen from 21st Street, NW by Instagrammer @smitn

Via Instagrammer @babesicle: “Stylish Mondrian wall and chair up in the museum coffee shop! Perfect place to chill out after being on our feet all day.”

Via Instagrammer @laura_ewan: “New art installation outside Phillips. Miss walking by this every day.”

We can never get enough of the Music Room. Here’s a great image captured by Instagrammer @Sstephaniediaz.

ArtGrams: Appreciating Morris Louis

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Experiment Station

Via Instagrammer @_samjang_ #MorrisLouis #DC

This month’s ArtGrams features Morris Louis’s large-scale painting Seal (1959). Here are some of our favorite interactions with the work snapped by Instagrammers.

Instagrammer @jonathanaustinart: “Checking out the masterpieces at The Phillips Collection. Best way to start my weekend. Morris Louis’s paintings.”

We see some Louis reflections in this scarf! Shot by @rareformproperties.

Thanks, @belleauroradesigns! “Love the @phillipscollection”

Black top / black jeans / black paint. Photo by @dannythimm

Cropping just the corner and putting a tinted filter over Louis’s vibrant colors casts “Seal” in a new light. Photo by @willballantynereid