In the 1990s, Phillips worked at the
Guggenheim Museum as an
art handler. In 2008, a version of his painting
Spectrum was included on
Gossip Girl. In May-June 2010, his works were featured in the
Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York along with works by
Adolf Dietrich. In 2011, Phillips created short films starring
Lindsay Lohan and
Sasha Grey for the
Gagosian Gallery. In 2012, he debuted another short film titled
First Point, starring Lindsay Lohan, and scored by
Thomas Bangalter, at
Art Basel in Switzerland. In 2013, he created a Sasha Grey portrait for the
Frieze Art Fair. In 2013, he collaborated with
Playboy magazine to create a roadside installation near
Marfa, Texas; he mounted a black-painted 1970s muscle car on an inclined concrete plinth beside a large symbol from the magazine. In 2014, Phillips was featured at Dallas Contemporary. ==Personal life==