ABOUT

Philip Crawford (b. 1988) [he/him] is a US-American artist based in Berlin. His studio practice combines critical essays, works on paper, video, sculpture, installation, and participatory workshops in a wide-ranging study of popular artifacts and “fast images”. In his work, Crawford appropriates invisible/unseen/overlooked objects and images from popular culture and everyday life. In repurposing and defamiliarizing artifacts with cultural and political significance he creates interventions that unsettle hegemonic historical narratives, challenge systems of oppression, and reclaim technologies of power.

Crawford holds a B.A. in History from Stanford University and an MFA in Sculpture from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. In addition to his studio practice, he leads workshops and provides artistic direction for participatory decolonial projects for youth and migrants in Berlin at S27- Kunst und Bildung. 

Recent exhibitions and projects include Foundations, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, 2025; “Get your hand outta my pocket!”, Das Schaufenster, Seattle, 2024; Papiergrenzen, S27 Kunst und Bildung, Berlin, 2024; Where the Tree Grows, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, 2024; The Mundane, the Sacred, and the Profane, Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt, 2023; Domestic Affairs, S27 Kunst und Bildung, 2023; Breathe with Balling Fist, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, 2022; Self Defense Made Easy (No. 1), Nüüd Galerie, Berlin, 2022; GNADE, Galerie Der Künstler*innen, Munich, 2022; The Colonial Waiting Room, S27 Kunst und Bildung, Berlin, 2021.