Phil America

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

Phil America
Born1983 (age 37–38)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forConceptual artworks
MovementContemporary art

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 fabricated living quarters in a suburb 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.

In 2018, America collaborated with fashion designer Boris Bidjan Saberi on their Spring / Summer 2018 collection.[17][18]

Exhibitions

Installations

Solo exhibition

Group exhibitions
  • 2014: Journey of Voices, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand[22]
  • 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 February 13, 2018.
  2. "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. "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. "Getting into this exclusive art gallery could literally kill you". New York Post. April 26, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. Nicholson, Alex. "Border Wall Turned into an Art Gallery". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  9. "Montana Shop Lisboa – Galeria Phil America". Galeria Phil America. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  10. PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post article". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  11. "Artist Phil America Flies Immigrant Flags on the Border Wall". Mass Appeal (media). February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  12. "The Art Show About Gun Violence That's Too Dangerous to See". New York Observer. April 26, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  13. "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.
  14. "A Popup LA Art Space is Exclusively Showing Works by Convict and Ex-Convict Artists". Creators. April 11, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  15. "At CAM, Phil America shows how he entered the 'Jungle'". ArtsNow. May 7, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  16. "Phil America creates Golden 1 Center art out of Kings players' old shoes". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  17. "SS18 LOOKBOOK – 11 BY BBS". 11bybbs.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  18. "11 by Boris Bidjan Saberi Taps Artist Phil America for Latest "A Modern Love Story" Capsule". Hypebeast. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  19. Golden1Center. "First Look: Newest Art Installations | Golden1Center". www.golden1center.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  20. "Phil America". Widewalls. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  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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