It is of special note to know that the LUMA: Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago will be showing a framed chart by Rev. Phillips in an exhibition featuring images dealing with the path to Heaven.
Through special and highly appreciated arrangement by the Lindsay Gallery.
Loyola University Museum of Art · 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
312.915.7600 · luma@luc.edu
"Heaven+ Hell" exhibition February 10 – June 30, 2012
The themes of heaven, hell, and purgatory are frequently addressed in folk, outsider, and self-taught art in all media. The perspectives that these artists have taken range from illustrative, word-laden drawings to stylized, sculptural versions of figurative images that populate their conceptions of heaven and hell. Unlike academically trained artists, self-taught artists use the themes of heaven and hell not as concepts, but as visualizations that may be invented, drawn from popular media, or influenced by religious upbringing. The content may be benign or horrific, delusional or commentative on contemporary life, obsessive or minimal in design, but usually, on the face of the work, highly interpretative. The exhibition is co-organized with Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.
