On the occasion of the ‘Zurich Film Festival’, Galerie Gmurzynska is presenting the new series by the renowned contemporary artist Richard Phillips in its gallery on Paradeplatz; the artist’s first solo exhibition in Zurich for 24 years.
Krystyna Gmurzynska, Mathias Rastorfer, Isabelle Bscher and Lucas Bscher opened the ‘Best Picture’ exhibition by renowned contemporary artist Richard Phillips, who travelled all the way from New York, at their Galerie Gmurzynska on Paradeplatz on the occasion of the Zurich Film Festival. This first solo exhibition by the artist in Zurich in 24 years features technically masterful portraits of celebrities who were nominated for major film awards in 2024, such as Cillian Murphy, Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper and Emily Blunt.
Richard Phillips’ works critically examine themes such as sexuality, politics and celebrity as they are portrayed in the mass media. Phillips’ significance for contemporary painting and culture can be seen in his solo exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Zürich, the Kunstverein Hamburg, Gagosian and White Cube, among others. His works are not only collected by museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) and the Tate Modern (London), but he is equally known for his groundbreaking interventions such as the film premiere at the 54th Venice Biennale, an integral cameo in ‘Gossip Girl’ and the Porsche Art Car 2023. This year, Phillips agreed to return to this iconic series for ‘The Wrap’, the renowned film and entertainment industry magazine, to catalogue the actors behind the year’s most impressive cinematic achievements.
The new series ‘2024 Nominees’, which will be shown at the Galerie Gmurzynska until the end of November, consists of twelve pastels and is being published for the first time as a printed folio.