Phillips Flash
Celebrate the iconic works of The Phillips Collection during a special edition of Phillips after 5.
- In collaboration with Cry Baby Studios, get a flash tattoo inspired by works from the collection. Details: Tattoos are available first-come, first-served for guests with a valid Phillips after 5 ticket. Ages 18+. Limited to arms and legs. Cannot be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Tattoos are 1-1.5 in. The line opens at 3 pm and tattooing begins at 5 pm; joining the line does not guarantee a tattoo.
- Enjoy a performance by Justin Trawick and the Common Good.
- Join Strictly Critical (Christian Viveros-Fauné and Blake Gopnick) for a session of art criticism.
- Groove to a DJ set by DJ Stylus.
- Join a Spotlight Talk with a Phillips Educator.
IMAGE: Anni Albers, Fox I, 1972, Photo-offset lithograph, 24 x 20 in., Gift of Katherine and Nicholas Fox Weber, 1981; © 2022 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Justin Trawick and the Common Good
DJ Stylus
Strictly Critical (Christian Viveros-Fauné and Blake Gopnick, photos: Tom Winchester)
About Justin Trawick
Justin Trawick is a Washington, DC-based singer-songwriter who has been performing throughout the East Coast since 2006, earning the Washington Area Music Award for Song of the Year in 2014. With his band, Justin Trawick and The Common Good, he has released multiple singles and EPs while gaining national recognition for his pandemic-era livestreams and secret backyard concert series, which were featured by outlets including Reuters, CNN, and The Washington Post. Trawick has performed at renowned festivals and venues, and has opened for artists including The Wallflowers, Suzanne Vega, Wyclef Jean, and Blues Traveler. Beyond performing, he is the founder of the nationally touring 9 Songwriter Series and co-founder of The Circus Life Podcast, helping build a vibrant community around independent music.
About Strictly Critical
Christian Viveros-Fauné is a curator, critic and author. A co-founder of The Brooklyn Rail (1999) and former art critic for the Village Voice (2008–2016), he frequently writes at the intersection of art and politics. He is the author of several books, including Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art. He recently curated Iván Tovar: Le Retour, an official Collateral Event at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Blake Gopnik is an art critic, historian and biographer in New York. From 2001 to 2011, he was the chief art critic of The Washington Post and since 2013 has been a contributing critic to The New York Times. He is the author of Warhol, a comprehensive biography of the Pop artist, and of The Maverick’s Museum: Albert Barnes and his American Dream. He has a doctorate in the history of art from Oxford University.
About DJ Stylus
There are too many sounds in the world to stick to one style and over multiple decades, DJ Stylus (also known as The Vibe Conductor) has established a brand as a DJ’s DJ and a discerning curator of music. Stylus keeps an international focus while repping his hometown of Washington DC. After getting his start as a DJ while living in the Netherlands, Stylus has since touched audiences from Europe to South America, bringing a sophisticated style of party rock to eclectic dancefloors.
