Thomas Houseago

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Thomas Houseago
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Known for sculpture, painting

Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is a British contemporary artist. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also has American citizenship. [1] [2] Much of his work has been figurative sculpture, often on a large scale, in plaster, bronze or aluminium; his large plaster Baby was included in the Whitney Biennial in 2010. He has also made architectural installations. [3]

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Life and career

Houseago grew up in Leeds in West Yorkshire, where his mother was a teacher. [2] He did his foundation year at Jacob Kramer College in Leeds, and in 1991 went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. [3] [4] [5] He then studied at De Ateliers in Amsterdam, where he came into contact with figurative artists such as Marlene Dumas, Thomas Schütte and Luc Tuymans. [4] He lived for eight years in Brussels before moving to Los Angeles in 2003. [4] [6] [5] Houseago held his first solo exhibition, titled Serpent (2009), in the United States at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles, which was also the gallery's inaugural show. [7] In the Frogtown district of Los Angeles, his studio complex occupies four single-story industrial buildings along the Los Angeles River. [8]

Donald and Mera Rubell, art collectors from Miami, bought several of his works in 2006. [6] His large plaster Baby was included in the Whitney Biennial in 2010, [3] and in 2011 L'Homme Pressé, a tall bronze figure of a walking man, was installed in front of Palazzo Grassi on the Grand Canal in Venice during the Biennale. [9] [10]

In 2022, he collaborated with Brad Pitt and Nick Cave for an exhibit at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland entitled We. [11]

Art market

Houseago is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Blum, Gagosian Gallery, and Hauser & Wirth. [12] Early in his career, Houseago began a relationship with Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels. He later began showing with Michael Werner Gallery in New York. [13] He was previously represented by David Kordansky in Los Angeles. [14] [15] [16]

Personal life

During his time at De Ateliers, Houseago met the American painter Amy Bessone with whom he lived until 2013.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Suzanne Muchnic (15 March 2017), Over the Wall: Thomas Houseago's Latest Works Engage Builders, Breakers, and Climbers. ARTnews .
  2. 1 2 Kelly Crow (7 December 2012). Searching for the Next Art-World Star. Wall Street Journal . Archived 24 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Ted Loos (6 November 2014). Leaving the Monsters Behind: Thomas Houseago’s Long Road to 'Moun Room'. New York Times .
  4. 1 2 3 Jonathan Griffin (17 August 2012). Thomas Houseago’s sacred monsters. Financial Times . Archived 19 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 Susan Morgan (31 January 2018). Gagosian Inside the Healing L.A. Studio of Artist Thomas Houseago, Where Ghosts (and Brad Pitt) Roam. W Magazine .
  6. 1 2 Jori Finkel (2 January 2011). Sculptor Thomas Houseago's shape-shifting world. Los Angeles Times .
  7. ↑ "David Kordansky Gallery". Ocula.
  8. ↑ Susan Morgan (31 January 2018), Inside the Healing L.A. Studio of Artist Thomas Houseago, Where Ghosts (and Brad Pitt) Roam W .
  9. ↑ Jori Finkel (2 June 2011). Notes from the Venice Biennale: Thomas Houseago's can't-be-missed sculpture at Palazzo Grassi. Los Angeles Times.
  10. ↑ John Batten (9 July 2016). Gagosian Hong Kong shows first paintings of much collected sculptor Thomas Houseago. Hong Kong: Post Magazine .
  11. ↑ Jhala, Kabir. "Brad Pitt makes his debut as a sculptor in Finland exhibition". CNN. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Ted Loos (6 November 2014), Leaving the Monsters Behind: Thomas Houseago’s Long Road to ‘Moun Room’ New York Times .
  13. ↑ Jori Finkel (2 January 2011), Sculptor Thomas Houseago's shape-shifting world Los Angeles Times .
  14. ↑ Jonathan Griffin (17 August 2012), Thomas Houseago’s sacred monsters Financial Times .
  15. ↑ Jonathan Griffin (10 September 2014), The New Dealer New York Times .
  16. ↑ Ted Loos (6 November 2014), Leaving the Monsters Behind: Thomas Houseago’s Long Road to ‘Moun Room’ New York Times .
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