Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019
New York City, NY 10019
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Born 1955 Elizabeth, New Jersey. Known for: Op art expression, collage, works on paper.
Contemporary artist Philip Taaffe, specializing in post-modern decorative abstraction, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955. He lives and works in New York City. His paintings are in the... Read full biography
Contemporary artist Philip Taaffe, specializing in post-modern decorative abstraction, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955. He lives and works in New York City. His paintings are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Rene Ricard writes the... Read full biography
Contemporary artist Philip Taaffe, specializing in post-modern decorative abstraction, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955. He lives and works in New York City. His paintings are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Rene Ricard writes the following paragraphs about Philip Taaffe, placing Taaffe's work in the context of Pompeiian painting: "Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis is the principal source for what we know about Greek and Roman art.... Read full biography
Contemporary artist Philip Taaffe, specializing in post-modern decorative abstraction, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955. He lives and works in New York City. His paintings are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Rene Ricard writes the following paragraphs about Philip Taaffe, placing Taaffe's work in the context of Pompeiian painting: "Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis is the principal source for what we know about Greek and Roman art. I'd been reading Pliny this winter. Coincidentally, Philip Taaffe also read Pliny's "Natural History" this year, and hearing about my research wanted me to see his new paintings that derive considerable inspiration from the book. What caught my... Read full biography
Contemporary artist Philip Taaffe, specializing in post-modern decorative abstraction, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955. He lives and works in New York City. His paintings are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Rene Ricard writes the following paragraphs about Philip Taaffe, placing Taaffe's work in the context of Pompeiian painting: "Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis is the principal source for what we know about Greek and Roman art. I'd been reading Pliny this winter. Coincidentally, Philip Taaffe also read Pliny's "Natural History" this year, and hearing about my research wanted me to see his new paintings that derive considerable inspiration from the book. What caught my attention about Philip's paintings, however, was not their ostensible subject matter-the starfish, dragonflies and fantastic birds but more to... Read full biography
Philip Taaffe - Artist Info
About Philip Taaffe: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Po Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014