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Phillip Reeves

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Open Studio @acme.art & @whitechapelgallery
17, 18, 19 July 🇬🇧
Solo @apodec 9 Oct - Thessaloniki 🇬🇷
🎨 @thetagli & @perselondon
🖼️ @jealous_london

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KATI 28
“FLOUNCE” by @phillipreeves_

opening:
09.10.2026
19:30-22:00

duration:
10.10.2026- 07.11.2026

visit hours:
TUES & FRI 17:30-20:30
WED & SAT 12:00-15:00

Apodec presents FLOUNCE, a new body of work by British artist Philip Reeves, exploring clothing as an autonomous subject, suspended between painting and object.

Through life-sized paper garments, Reeves investigates the relationship between clothing, identity, desire and absence. Drawing on Greek folk dress, art-historical references and the nostalgic imagery of paper dolls, the works transform familiar garments into objects that are at once intimate and inaccessible.

Based in London, Reeves works across painting, drawing and paper-based practices. He holds an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London, and has exhibited internationally in Europe, the United States and Asia. His work has been recognised with awards including the Wytham Hall Painting Prize and the Husk Studio Residency Award. taken in Apodec by @phillipreeves_

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17 days ago

@Labo.art collaboration with maestra Ludovica Diligu for the new AW26 collection, featured in the September issue of Vogue Italia 🇮🇹

Taking Ludo’s blueprint, works were made using traditional tailoring tools and techniques before being crafted with Dress makers paper and finished in Oil 🎨

The works have traveled far and wide this year, from London to Milan, then to Paris fashion week and to China as part of a promo tour for the launch of the new range… 🥂

@vogueitalia
@labo.art

#vogueitalia #laboart #phillipreeves #oilpainting #AW26 by @phillipreeves_

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Phillip Reeves @phillipreeves_ lives and works in London. This is the second time he is presenting his work at bEam arts. These pieces represent an experimental continuation on the series of paper traditional Greek costumes that he exhibited at the venue during spring of 2025. At this stage, he is moving away from traditional colors and forms. He incorporates textual elements onto the paper garments, as well as material scraps from a body of work called “Flounce”, which is set to be exhibited at Apodec in October. His artistic exploration of the garment aligns with an artistic lineage that includes the taut, minimalist canvases of Giorgio Griffa and the cutouts of Henri Matisse, as well as Matisse’s designs for the vestments at the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence. An additional influence stems from the tradition of “Joss Clothing”, the burning of paper garments during East Asian rituals of remembrance, which introduces concepts such as transience, offering, and symbolic exchange. These references coexist with more familiar, nostalgic imagery, such as 20th-century paper dolls, where the garment transforms into a realm of play, imagination, and control.

Video: Eleni Tsili @elenitsili

#artistvideo #artistresidency #beamarts #thessaloniki #painter by @phillipreeves_

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22 days ago

“FLOUNCE” by @phillipreeves_

In collaboration with @apodec, Γ Α Ρ Δ Ε Ν Ι Α presents a work by British artist Philip Reeves as part of his exhibition FLOUNCE.

Exploring the relationship between clothing, identity, desire and absence, Reeves transforms life-sized paper garments into objects suspended between painting and sculpture.

At Gardenia, Mesthenéos From Saturday, 10.10.2026 On view through November 2026

Full exhibition at @apodec Opening: Friday, 09.10.2026 | 19:30–22:00 Exhibition: 10.10–07.11.2026 by @phillipreeves_

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Phillip Reeves @phillipreeves_ lives and works in London. This is the second time he is presenting his work at bEam arts. These pieces represent an experimental continuation on the series of paper traditional Greek costumes that he exhibited at the venue during spring of 2025. At this stage, he is moving away from traditional colors and forms. He incorporates textual elements onto the paper garments, as well as material scraps from a body of work called "Flounce", which is set to be exhibited at Apodec @apodec in October 2026. His artistic exploration of the garment aligns with an artistic lineage that includes the taut, minimalist canvases of Giorgio Griffa and the cutouts of Henri Matisse, as well as Matisse’s designs for the vestments at the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence. An additional influence stems from the tradition of "Joss Clothing ", the burning of paper garments during East Asian rituals of remembrance, which introduces concepts suchas transience, offering, and symbolic exchange. These references coexist with more familiar, nostalgic imagery, such as 20th-century paper dolls, where the garment transforms into a realm of play, imagination, and control.

#beamarts #phillipreeves #contemporaryartist by @phillipreeves_

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14 days ago

Installation shots of our latest exhibition "Space & time".

Konstantina Mavridou @konstantina00mavridou
Nunzio Miano @nunziomiano
Philip Reeves @phillipreeves_

#artexhibition #beamarts #contemporaryartists taken in Thessaloniki, Greece - Skg by @phillipreeves_

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20 days ago

Flounce // Persephone

Oil on Dress Makers Paper
110cm by 80cm. 2026

The last experiment I abandoned in London before heading to @apodec and @beam_arts_gr

‘Flounce’ opens 9th October in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷

👩‍🎨 🎨 👗

#oilpainting #workonpaper #paperdress #persephone #soloexhibition by @phillipreeves_

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a month ago

‘Frou Frou’

Oil and Dress Makers Paper
Corrugated Cardboard Tray Frame
50cm by 40cm. 2026

An experimental piece for upcoming project @apodec 🇬🇷

A love story for the modern age, based on one woman’s unbridled affections towards her malevolent domestic bird - Frou Frou, trapped in a gilded cage of deceit and greed of its own making.

@anorecoiled 🐦 🦅 🦢

+ Let’s be real here, who doesn’t enjoy a Cockatoo?

#phillipreeves #oilpainting #worksonpaper #oilonpaper #soloshow taken in London, United Kingdom by @phillipreeves_

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2 months ago

Tasselled Dress 👗

Oil on Dress Makers Paper

110cm by 90cm
2026

Just call me Jimmy Floyd Tasselbank

#oilpainting #worksonpaper #paperdress #hautecouture #phillipreeves by @phillipreeves_

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‘Tassel Dress’

Oil on Dress Makers Paper

115cm by 84cm. 2026

Tuning up for my show on frippery, fringes and other fallacies @apodec 🇬🇷 in the autumn 🍂

#oilpainting #worksonpaper #paperdress #tailoring #contemporaryart taken in Bethnal Green by @phillipreeves_

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4 months ago

T Shirt (Andreeva) - 2026

86cm by 62cm. Oil on Dress Makers Paper.

Loosely based on the patterns of soviet era textile artist Anna Andreeva, from the exhibition ‘Collective Threads’ @momus_museums 🇬🇷

Playing with ideas for upcoming exhibition @apodec in Thessaloniki in the autumn 🍂 🎨 👩‍🎨

#paperdress #annaandreeva #momus #apodec #oilpainting taken in ACME Studios Robinson Road by @phillipreeves_

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5 months ago

Καλωσορίζουμε στο Artgate Project 2026 τον Philiil Reeves!

Κλείσε τα εισιτήριά σου στο: link in bio
Μάθε περισσότερα στο artgateproject.gr

ARTGATE PROJECT Festival
🗓 28 Μαρτίου | 📍 Αποθήκη Γ, Λιμάνι Θεσσαλονίκης

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We welcome at Artgate Project 2026 Philiil Reeves!

Book your tickets at: link in bio
Learn more at artgateproject.gr

ΑRTGATE PROJECT Festival
🗓28 March | 📍 Warehouse C, Thessaloniki Port by @phillipreeves_

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8 months ago