Phil America

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Phil America
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Born1983 (age 40–41)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forConceptual artworks
Movement Contemporary art

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

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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,[ citation needed ] and on the Mexico–United States barrier as well as other works in public space. [7]

Work

Dating back to his roots in graffiti, [8] America has created art in public space as well as documenting it in his books. In 2013 he created a fabricated living quarters in a suburb in Bangkok, later showing it in a local museum. [9] He later created what he calls "illegal galleries" in a number of places, including on the Mexico–United States barrier, [10] in an abandoned New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority station [11] [12] and at a Los Angeles swap meet. [13]

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. [14]

Also in 2016 his work was unveiled as one of the permanent art installations at Golden 1 Center, the Sacramento Kings' new arena. [15] The work consists of hundreds of cut-up player worn basketball shoes and forms a large Kings logo.

In 2018, America collaborated with fashion designer Boris Bidjan Saberi on their Spring / Summer 2018 collection. [16] [17]

Exhibitions

Installations

Solo exhibition

Group exhibitions

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References

  1. ↑ "Phil America, Author at The Good Men Project". The Good Men Project. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Phil America: Failure of the American Dream « CAM Raleigh". camraleigh.org. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jones, Jonathan (July 7, 2014). "The artist who took a 'slum vacation' to Thailand's biggest shanty town". The Guardian. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Contemporary Landscape". CICA. May 29, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Public Art Festival: Survival". publicartfestival.gr (in Greek). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Artist takes dangerous trip to Bangkok's underworld – Public Delivery". Public Delivery. September 20, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Nicholson, Alex. "Border Wall Turned into an Art Gallery" . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Montana Shop Lisboa – Galeria Phil America". Galeria Phil America. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post article". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Artist Phil America Flies Immigrant Flags on the Border Wall". Mass Appeal (media) . February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Art Show About Gun Violence That's Too Dangerous to See". New York Observer . April 26, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "There's An Illegal Art Installation in This Abandoned Brooklyn Subway Station". Gothamist. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ "A Popup LA Art Space is Exclusively Showing Works by Convict and Ex-Convict Artists". Creators. April 11, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "At CAM, Phil America shows how he entered the 'Jungle'". ArtsNow. May 7, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Phil America creates Golden 1 Center art out of Kings players' old shoes". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN   0890-5738 . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ "SS18 LOOKBOOK – 11 BY BBS". 11bybbs.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ "11 by Boris Bidjan Saberi Taps Artist Phil America for Latest "A Modern Love Story" Capsule". Hypebeast. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  18. ↑ Jones, LeVésha; Mann, Emily. "First Look: Newest Art Installations". Golden1Center. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  19. ↑ Young, Michelle (April 26, 2016). "Art Exhibit Pops Up in Abandoned Level of Nevins Street Subway Station in Brooklyn". Untapped New York. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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  21. ↑ "Montana Shop Lisboa – Galeria Phil America". Galeria Phil America. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Journey of Voices: an exhibition celebrating International Migrants Day in Thailand". December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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