Commissioner on Philip Smith

Filmed by Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera

“All of us live miraculous lives, whether we know it or not.”

Learn more about the astonishing creativity of Philip Smith in this video, and check out the interview in The New Tropic written by Commissioner co-founder Rebekah Monson.

With the seminal 1977 exhibition PICTURES, Philip, along with other emerging artists of the time such as Robert Longo, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman, helped shift the way we see art today. Journey with the formidable storyteller through his move to New York, artistic practice, and unusual trajectory as a bestselling writer and celebrated visual artist.