Philip Guston, Roma

From the films of Federico Fellini to the vestiges of ancient Rome and the works of Italian Renaissance and modern painters, Philip Guston (1912–1980) drew inspiration from Italian art and culture and the distinctive Italian landscape. This exhibition of nearly 40 paintings is the first to examine the seminal work Guston completed while he was artist-in-residence at the American Academy in Rome in 1970-71. During this Italian sojourn, his third and last, Guston continued to develop pared-down forms organized into unconventional narrative systems that provoked new directions in his late paintings. The Phillips Collection is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition. Organized by the City of Rome and the Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese, in partnership with the American Academy in Rome.

Philip Guston
Roma