Joel Daniel Phillips - "Hazards May Be Present II"
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Hazards May be Present, a highly anticipated solo exhibition by Joel Daniel Phillips. Hazards May Be Present is an ongoing series of drawings exploring the events and aftermath of nuclear testing following World War II, specifically the towing of radiated naval vessels back to the California Coast, the mishandling of which would go on to shape both San Francisco’s Hunter’s Point Shipyard and the surrounding neighborhoods for years to come.
While awareness of residual environmental contaminants has recently grown due to lawsuits encompassing the Federal Government’s clean-up process of the naval base, many San Franciscans are oblivious to the dark history beneath the Southern corner of their city and its unabated impacts on the physical and social fabric of the area.
Phillips’ deftly rendered figures huddle in Rockwell-esque compositions around nuclear testing equipment, on naval bases, even shielding their eyes from a blast. The distinctly American imagery and style of Phillips’ characters echo a larger, darker truth often omitted from the largely heroic narrative surrounding the Allied force’s use of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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Joel Daniel Phillips, It Was An Afternoon For The Books, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #4 (Tires), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, The Most Painful Of All Diving Accidents, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, A Tidal Wave Two Miles High, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, A Vacation We Never Forgot, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, An Industrious Premeditation, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Black Beauty Sand, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Gulls Got A Bang Out of This, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Mayor Sunny Jim Ralph, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Mrs. Edward G Cahill, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #5 (Aluminum), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #6 (Black Bag), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #7 (Black Bag), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #8 (Black Bag), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Neighborhood Still Life #9 (Black Bag), 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Riotous Uproar At Red Hearing, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Salute To Bikini, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, They Could See Their Bones, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Zealous Laborious Dangle, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, The Heat Was So Intense Nearby Telephone Poles Caught Fire, 2018
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Joel Daniel Phillips, Value Of The Blazing Fuel Is Estimated At $569,000, 2018
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Announcing the 2018 Gallery Annual!
March 2, 2019We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2018 Gallery Annual. This perfect bound softcover catalog highlights the many monthly exhibtions hosted at our...Read more -
Opening Reception: Joel Daniel Phillips "Hazards May Be Present"
December 19, 2018We would like to thank everyone who attended the opening of Joel Daniel Phillip's solo exhibition 'Hazards May Be Present' on December 1st, 2018. For...Read more