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Almine Rech

Richard Phillips

Nov 17, 2016 — Feb 25, 2017 | Brussels
Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com

For his first solo exhibition with the gallery, American artist Richard Phillips presents a new body of paintings based on Fascist era Roman sculptures and the artwork of Cy Twombly. 

The sculptural images are sourced from the artist’s photos of the Palazzo Della Civiltà and the Foro Italico. Using a vertical halftone graphic image, the painted wax oil emulsion paintings physically reconstruct in optical color the anti-modernist sculptures intended to honor Rome's neo-classical past.  

The other series comes from close ups of Cy Twombly's Roman Salalah paintings of 2005/07 and his Final paintings of 2012. The compositions are inspired by the detailed documentary images found in artists catalogs designed to show mastery.

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Selected artworks

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Rome, 2016

    Richard Phillips Rome, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    274,30 x 182,9 cm
    108 x 72 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Cairo, 2016

    Richard Phillips Cairo, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    259,1 x 172,7 cm
    102 x 68 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Cologne, 2016

    Richard Phillips Cologne, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    259,1 x 172,7 cm
    102 x 68 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Istanbul, 2016

    Richard Phillips Istanbul, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    259,1 x 172,7 cm
    102 x 68 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      As Yet Titled (New Horizontal), 2016

    Richard Phillips As Yet Titled (New Horizontal), 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    271,8 x 330,2 cm
    107 x 130 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI I, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI I, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI II, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI II, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI III, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI III, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI IV, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI IV, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI V, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI V, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI VI, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI VI, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI VII, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI VII, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      MMXVI VIII, 2016, 2016

    Richard Phillips MMXVI VIII, 2016, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Landscape I, 2016

    Richard Phillips Landscape I, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Landscape II, 2016

    Richard Phillips Landscape II, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Landscape III, 2016

    Richard Phillips Landscape III, 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Landscape IV, 2016

    Richard Phillips Landscape IV, 2016

    Landscape IV, 2016
    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    162,6 x 121,9 cm
    64 x 48 inches

  • Richard Phillips Anthropocene I, 2015

    Oil on linen
    259,1 x 194,3 cm
    102 x 76 1/2 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Anthropocene Il, 2015

    Richard Phillips Anthropocene Il, 2015

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    259,10 x 194,30 cm
    102 x 76 1/2 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Anthropocene III, 2016

    Richard Phillips Anthropocene III, 2016

    Oil on linen
    274,3 x 192,3 cm
    108 x 75 3/4 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Anthropocene IV, 2015

    Richard Phillips Anthropocene IV, 2015

    Oil and wax emulslon on linen
    259,1 x 194,3 cm
    102 x 76 1/2 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      As Yet Titled (Skier), 2016

    Richard Phillips As Yet Titled (Skier), 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    152,4 x 101,6 cm
    60 x 40 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      As Yet Titled (Skater), 2016

    Richard Phillips As Yet Titled (Skater), 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    152,4 x 101,6 cm
    60 x 40 inches

  • Richard Phillips,                                      As Yet Titled (Red Portrait), 2016

    Richard Phillips As Yet Titled (Red Portrait), 2016

    Oil and wax emulsion on linen
    101,6 x 76,2 cm
    40 x 30 inches