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Phyllida Barlow

1944 - 2023

Phyllida Barlow
Modern
Modern

Phyllida Barlow

Born 1944 Died 2023

Phyllida Barlow: A Colossal Presence in Sculpture Phyllida Barlow (1944-2023), a British visual artist, carved an extraordinary path through the world of sculpture and installation art, leaving behind a legacy of monumental, playful, and profoundly engaging works. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and raised amidst the post-war landscape of London, her artistic journey was shaped by both personal experiences – including childhood memories of bomb damage – and a deep engagement with the evolving practices of contemporary art. Barlow’s career spanned over six decades, marked by a consistent explorat…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Phyllida Barlow's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.