Seeing Double and Zooming In

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Experiment Station

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Imitating works from the American Moments exhibition for a Phillips after 5 InstaChallenge. Great job, @wildeladymaj!

At last week’s Phillips after 5, we challenged visitors to snap photos around the museum to win prizes in an InstaChallenge. Out of tons of great submissions, here’s the cream of the crop.

Double Portraits from (left) @valeretxe and (right) @notacramer

Close-up shot (and double portrait!) from @banafshehgh

(left) Double portrait from @juliet_rlt (right) Zoomed in #TPCGuessWho submission from @steve_wanna

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Another #TPCGuessWho submission from @noetodorovich

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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

ArtGrams: The Laib Wax Room

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Experiment Station

Via Instagrammer @pottergriffin: “#tbt to my parents visiting the Wolfgang Laib #waxroom at the #phillipscollection this past Sunday. I think my dad is pretending to be a bee. They flew back home this morning and I miss them already.”

The Laib Wax Room has been a visitor favorite since its installment in 2013. In this month’s ArtGrams, we’re highlighting some of your creative shots of the space.

Via Instagrammer @grandnostaflash

Via Instagrammer @ginacrat: “Evan sniffing the beeswax room”

Via Instagrammer @thenocallshow: “Ms. @cecilemouthon in a room made of beeswax.”

Via Instagrammer @amperrlee: “Just casually standing in a teeny room, lined with beeswax.”

Via Instagrammer @goholmes: “room of wax, featuring rashonda harris”