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Breaking It Down: Conversations from the Vault



Showcasing the museum’s historic and ongoing support of living artists, the exhibition features recent contemporary acquisitions presented in dialogue with cornerstones of the permanent collection

Daily, Now - Jan 19, 2025. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Phillips Collection presents Breaking It Down: Conversations from the Vault, an exhibition showcasing works from the permanent collection that emphasizes the museum’s historic and ongoing dedication to championing living artists. Featuring over 90 works, including paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculpture, the exhibition presents an in-depth look at artists who are cornerstones of the collection, alongside a growing collection of works by contemporary innovators. Breaking It Down employs the museum’s legacy strategy of fostering visual dialogues between artists across diverse styles, generations, and cultural backgrounds.


Image: Guest in the galleries with Arthur Dove, Flour Mill II, 1938, Oil and wax emulsion on canvas, 29 1/8 x 19 1/4 in., The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1934; Henri Matisse, Studio, Quai Saint-Michel, 1916, Oil on canvas, 58 1/4 x 46 in., Acquired 1940, © 2024 Succession H. Matisse/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Sylvia Snowden, George Chavis, 1984, Acrylic and oil pastel on Masonite, 49 1/2 x 49 1/2 in., The Phillips Collection, The Dreier Fund for Acquisitions, 2024; Photo: Carl Nard.

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