Recently, I did one of those frivolous lists one makes on social media — “My Ten Favorite Things You May Not Know About Me” — and I listed “dreaming and […]
Barry Phipps
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Five questions with: Photographer Barry Phipps
Iowa City multimedia artist Barry Phipps has released his most recent book of photographs, Driving a Table Down (University of Iowa Press). It’s a visual travelogue told over 18 days […]
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Album Review: Barry Phipps — ‘The Exuberance Phase’
When Iowa City-based multimedia artist Barry Phipps posted to Facebook that he had just released a new album, I headed to my favorite streaming service right away. I am an […]
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Review: ‘Between Gravity and What Cheer’ showcases Iowa’s quirks and charm
Shot over the course of four years, Barry Phipps’ new book, Between Gravity and What Cheer: Iowa Photographs (published by University of Iowa Press), is a lovely 112 page book with 105 color photographs showcasing the quirks and charm found in small towns across the state.
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Album Review: Barry Phipps – The Town
The needle drops on Barry Phipps’ The Town and an uplifting organ crackles and pops, skipping its way through a brief instrumental intro and sighing toward a jolly, aptly titled “Sunny Sunday Afternoon.” It may feel a bit too twee for a spring 2015 release, but it is catchy and beautifully arranged, and repeat listens create an emotional reassurance rooted in a kind of imagined nostalgia; it’s as if a past that can’t be placed is painting a future for us of daily routines carried out with care and civility, and neighbors remembering to love before being left to miss one another.
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Thursday at FilmScene: Photographer Barry Phipps to lecture on his ‘Iowa Photographs’ series
Local photographer Barry Phipps will present a lecture and slideshow of work from his Iowa Photographs series at FilmScene this Thursday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m…
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Studio Visit: Liz Munger Photo Club at the studio of Sayuri Sasaki Hemann
This June, Iowa City filmmaker Jason Smith invited photographers Sandra L. Dyas, Dawn Frary, Tonya Kehoe and Barry Phipps to produce portraits in the studio…
