Philip Guston

Introduction

A painting feels lived-out to me, not painted. That’s why one is changed by painting. In a rare magical moment, I never feel myself to be more than a trusting accomplice. So, the paintings aren’t pictures, but evidences — maybe documents, along the road you have not chosen, but are on nevertheless.

— Philip Guston 

PhilipGuston.org offers a number of ways to learn about the life and work of the American artist Philip Guston. Short videos narrated by the artist serve as an introduction, accompanied by six curated collections of his art in differing mediums and periods. At the heart of our Life and Work section is a year-by-year illustrated chronology of Guston’s life and his legacy over the years since his death in 1980. We update our website with news and features about current exhibitions, publications and events, and an expanding selection of his writings and lectures.

Our Catalogue Raisonné contains a searchable, fully interactive dynamic database of the artwork, with a complete listing of all the paintings, and an ever-growing database of drawings as we complete the catalogue. We offer illustrated detail on numerous exhibitions of Guston’s artwork since 1930, on every museum collection that contains Guston’s art, and a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography.