Phil America

Phil America
Born 1983 (age 34–35)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Known for Conceptual artworks
Movement Contemporary art

Phil America (born 1983)[1] is an American artist who has created conceptual artworks mixed with design and photography.

His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the USA[2], Bangkok[3], Seoul[4] and other cities around the world.[5][6] He has created temporary installations at an abandoned platform beneath a New York City subway station,[7] and on the Mexico–United States barrier as well as other works in public space.[8]

Work

Dating back to his roots in graffiti,[9] America has created art in public space as well as documenting it in his books. In 2013 he created a shanty in a Thai slum in Bangkok, later showing it in a local museum.[10] He later created what he calls "illegal galleries" in a number of places, including on the Mexico–United States barrier,[11] in an abandoned New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority station[12][13] and at a Los Angeles swap meet.[14]

In 2014 America spoke at a TEDx conference on the language of art and the importance of using art to make positive social changes in the world, amongst other topics.

In 2016 he lived in a museum as a part of one of his installations[2] that was first installed illegally in a tent city in San Jose where he lived for one month.[15]

Also in 2016 his work was unveiled as one of the permanent art installations at Golden 1 Center, the Sacramento Kings' new arena.[16] The work consists of hundreds of cut-up player worn basketball shoes and forms a large Kings logo.

Exhibitions

Installations

Solo exhibition

Group exhibitions

  • 2014: Journey of Voices, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand[20]
  • 2017: Drinkin, Smokin', & West Coastin', Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
  • 2017: Contemporary Landscape, CICA Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), Seoul, South Korea[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Phil America, Author at The Good Men Project". The Good Men Project. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Phil America: Failure of the American Dream « CAM Raleigh". camraleigh.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ↑ Jones, Jonathan (July 7, 2014). "The artist who took a 'slum vacation' to Thailand's biggest shanty town". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. 1 2 "Contemporary Landscape". CICA. May 29, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Public Art Festival: Survival". publicartfestival.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Artist takes dangerous trip to Bangkok's underworld – Public Delivery". Public Delivery. September 20, 2013. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. 1 2 "Getting into this exclusive art gallery could literally kill you". New York Post. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  8. 1 2 Nicholson, Alex. "Border Wall Turned into an Art Gallery". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  9. ↑ "Montana Shop Lisboa – Galeria Phil America". Galeria Phil America. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  10. ↑ PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post article". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  11. ↑ "Artist Phil America Flies Immigrant Flags on the Border Wall". Mass Appeal (media). February 24, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  12. ↑ "The Art Show About Gun Violence That's Too Dangerous to See". New York Observer. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  13. ↑ "There's An Illegal Art Installation in This Abandoned Brooklyn Subway Station". Gothamist. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  14. ↑ "A Popup LA Art Space is Exclusively Showing Works by Convict and Ex-Convict Artists". Creators. April 11, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  15. ↑ "At CAM, Phil America shows how he entered the 'Jungle'". ArtsNow. May 7, 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  16. ↑ "Phil America creates Golden 1 Center art out of Kings players' old shoes". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  17. ↑ Golden1Center. "First Look: Newest Art Installations | Golden1Center". www.golden1center.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  18. ↑ "Phil America". Widewalls. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  19. ↑ "Montana Shop Lisboa – Galeria Phil America". Galeria Phil America. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  20. ↑ "Journey of Voices: an exhibition celebrating International Migrants Day in Thailand". December 2, 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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