supersonicart: Joel Daniel Phillips Explores Invented Realities and Westward Nostalgia in His New Bo
supersonicart: Joel Daniel Phillips Explores Invented Realities and Westward Nostalgia in His New Body of Work. Opening on Saturday, October 7th at Tinney Contemporary in Nashville, Tennessee is artist Joel Daniel Phillips’ solo exhibition “Welcome to the Orange West.” Writer Mia Sullivan takes a look at Phillips’ exhibition: It all started with a sign for dinosaur-guarded Deb’s Cafe, featuring Pepsi! and a cryptic message: WELCOME O_ANGE _EST Joel Phillips came across this sign while wandering along Route 66 near Tulsa, Oklahoma shortly after he moved from San Francisco to Tulsa for an artist residency. As he wandered around, getting acquainted with his new surroundings, he encountered more of these decaying signs along Route 66 and became fascinated with them. Keep reading -- source link