Richard Phillips' Most Wanted

The New York-based artist brings his eerie pastel depictions of tween celebrities to London's White Cube

“What possible role can painting have in contemporary society?” Points out Richard Phillips. “Let’s just be honest here.” The controversial ‘hyper-realist’ painter speaks while surrounded by celebrities. His New York studio is filled to the brim with the top ten fixed smiles of royalty, from Robert Pattison to Miley Cyrus. But soon these Most Wanted portraits will be re-assembled – in a Quaker style: five guys and five gals face off at London’s White Cube gallery. 

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