Sam Phillips

Editor and writer on art and culture —
former Editor & Publisher of the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine

[Sonia Sodha @soniasodha]

I feel so lucky to have had Rachel Cooke as a friend and colleague in recent years. She was one of the best: funny, kind, clever, a truly exceptional writer, and a loyal sister-in-arms to the feminists of Kings Place. We’ll miss her so much.

Thank you to Tim Adams for writing this beautiful tribute to her.

https://t.co/hwLBFXktqg

[gloria alamrew, renowned Pisces 🌒 @GloriaAlamrew]

D’Angelo was a generational talent. One of the few musical geniuses we’ve ever had and probably will ever have, if we’re being honest. Played every instrument on Voodoo, a top to bottom perfect album. When we talk about legacies, his is forever stamped.

[Sam Phillips @SamP_London]

@ruth_millington Love this

[Zander Leissle @alexleissle]

ArtReview are hiring an editorial assistant – apply for the chance to sit next to me... ! https://t.co/DFgvZytCta

[Imogen Hermes Gowar @girl_hermes]

The silk designs of James Leman. A little bit psychedelic, a little bit graphicsy, and in such fresh colours they might date from the 1930s or 60s. In fact they are the world's oldest surviving set of silk designs, found in his Album c.1705-10, created when he was aged 17-22.

[Hannah Cassidy @hannah_cassidy]

This self portrait by Vivian Maier is so good.

[Sam Phillips @SamP_London]

@hannahswirsky @MHPC Congratulations Hannah 👏

[RA Magazine @RA_Mag]

Our Winter issue is out now. A special issue guest edited by artist Hew Locke, it previews the @royalacademy's 2024 exhibition 'Entangled Pasts, 1768–Now', with writers including @BernardineEvari exploring this landmark show about art and colonialism

[Royal Academy @royalacademy]

Thanks to all who joined us at today’s #RASketchClub with the brilliant Fay Ballard. Here are just a few of your fantastic sketches ⤵️

[Tony Juniper @TonyJuniper]

Science is very clear. It’s not net zero in 2050 that must be the headline goal, but cutting emissions before then, including 50% cut by 2030. Delaying action deepens peril for our children & grandchildren. Think Libya, Greece, mass migration & all the rest, & on a massive scale.

[Sam Phillips @SamP_London]

Calling all arts journalists and editors!

We’re looking for a Deputy Editor for RA Magazine, the quarterly publication of the Royal Academy of Arts.

This is a maternity cover position.

https://t.co/jwm9k44n80

[Bernie Grant Arts Centre @BGArtsCentre]

We’re looking for a dynamic new Chair of our Board of Trustees to lead @BGArtsCentre during an exciting period of growth and development. The ideal candidate will enhance our profile as a powerhouse of Black culture. Find out more & apply: https://t.co/lkwTvvA6pB

[Sam Phillips @SamP_London]

@AnnaCoatman Oh dear, sorry to hear that! The luck of Costanza…

[Molly Bretton @mollybretton]

It's just under a month until the 5th year of our Young Artists' Summer Show @royalacademy opens & @benson_louise has spent time with us to write an article giving insight into the joyful & difficult process of judging the thousands of entries we receive: https://t.co/UYgiqs2h8i

[Louise Benson @benson_louise]

I loved exploring the entries of children aged four to ten for the Young Artists’ Summer Show at @royalacademy, many of which in their amazing openness and utter lack of self-consciousness were of a calibre that most artists never reach.

[James Cahill @JamesCahill]

“[Bacon] always looked at me as if I might have been someone he’d screwed and forgotten about … [but] his stuff is some of the best ever.” I interviewed David Remfry – watercolourist, nightclub flâneur, and curator of #RASummer Exhibition – for @RA_Mag https://t.co/ldNWR6kbIN

[Royal Academy @royalacademy]

How can a show of African American art shape our understanding of race in Britain?

Writer @garyyounge visits ‘Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers’ and asks how its lessons might be brought closer to home ⤵️ https://t.co/dSLaPm1ph2

[RA Magazine @RA_Mag]

Out now, the autumn issue, featuring pioneering Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, profiled by @TimAbrahams ahead of the practice's major @RoyalAcademy show

[Rebecca KM Swirsky @rebexswirsky]

The Sir John Soane's Museum has opened its Drawing Office to visitors! And I wrote about it in @WorldofInterior magazine's June issue, featured alongside fashion designer Erdem's thoughtful images (he's a fan). Who knew Saliva was such a secret weapon in restoration?!