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Phil America (born 1983)[1] is an American artist who creates conceptual artworks mixed with design and photography.
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Conceptual artworks |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the US,[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]
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]
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Installations
- 2016: Player Edition, Golden 1 Center (Sacramento Kings NBA arena), Sacramento, USA[18]
- 2016: Abandoned platform beneath Nevins Street station, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City[19]
- 2017: Bright Stars, Mexico–United States barrier[7]
Solo exhibition
- 2016: Failure of the American Dream, Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh, Raleigh, USA[2]
- 2016: Design of Memories, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea[20]
- 2013: Above The Law, Montana Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal[21]
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[citation needed]
- 2017: Contemporary Landscape, CICA Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), Seoul, South Korea[4]
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