Curator's Perspective

Ellsworth Kelly: Panel Paintings

Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Vesela Sretenovic on Ellsworth Kelly. Read more
June 20, 2013
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A Party Worth Losing Your Head Over

UnStill Life

The Phillips and Brightest Young Things present a cubism inspired Bastille Day fête. Read More
July 11, 2013
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Spotlight Talks

15-minute spotlight tours, focused on different works of art, are offered every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at noon.

Exhibitions

Jun 08 - Sep 01, 2013 / Exhibition

Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928–1945

This exhibition is the first in-depth study of still life in Georges Braque’s career after he pioneered cubism alongside Picasso.
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May 19, 2012 - Aug 18, 2013 / Exhibition

Intersections: Sandra Cinto One Day, After the Rain

Composed of intricate ink and acrylic drawings on canvas that cover the café walls, One Day, After the Rain follows the movement of sunrise to nightfall, paying homage to Arthur Dove’s landscapes in The Phillips Collection.

Also on View

May 14 - Jun 23, 2013 / Exhibition

Young Artists Exhibitions Takoma Education Campus and Tyler Elementary Spring 2013 Semester

Art by preschool through middle school students in the Phillips’s partner schools in the Art Links to Learning: Museum-in-Residence program. 
Feb 09 - Dec 31, 2013 / Exhibition

Duncan Phillips and New York Collections

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and books illustrate Duncan Phillips’s involvement in the development of the modern art scene in New York.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Jun 22 - Sep 22, 2013 / Exhibition

Ellsworth Kelly Panel Paintings 2004–2009

On the occasion of his 90th birthday year, this exhibition presents seven large-scale works featuring a spectrum of colors and geometric forms that have dominated Kelly's prolific career. 
Jun 27 - Sep 22, 2013 / Exhibition

Intersections: Bernhard Hildebrandt A Conjugation of Verb

Using images of El Greco’s The Repentant St. Peter (c. 1600–1605) from the collection, Baltimore-based artist Hildebrandt explores baroque themes of high drama, spectacle, and spatial movement.
Oct 12, 2013 - Jan 26, 2014 / Exhibition

Van Gogh Repetitions

This exhibition takes a fresh look at the artistic process of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Approximately 30 paintings, alongside related drawings and technical photographs, go beneath the surface of some of the artist’s most renowned works.