Mungo Thomson
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Mungo Thomson is a contemporary visual artist based in Los Angeles.
, transformed the Museum’s coat check into an enormous musical instrument that was “played” by the incidental participation of the public, the weather, and chance.
Thomson attended the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program and the UCLA MFA program. He has had solo exhibitions at the UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2008); the Kadist Art Foundation, Paris (2007); and Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC), Bergamo, Italy (2006). He participated in the Istanbul Biennial
(2011), the Whitney Biennial
(2008), and the Performa Biennial of Visual Art Performance (2005). His book Font Study (TIME) was published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art
(2011), The White Album was published by RITE Editions (2008), and Negative Space was published by Christoph Keller Editions and JRP|Ringier (2006). Thomson self-published the comic book Einstein #1 (2008).
Work and Exhibition History
Thomson’s work pairs a West Coast conceptual sensibility with an interest in culture, cosmology and reception. In Thomson’s diverse art—films, sound work, sculpture, installation, drawing, photography and publications—simple processes of inversion and transformation are joined with an expansive sense of space and context. Coat Check Chimes, his project for the 2008 Whitney BiennialWhitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
, transformed the Museum’s coat check into an enormous musical instrument that was “played” by the incidental participation of the public, the weather, and chance.
Thomson attended the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program and the UCLA MFA program. He has had solo exhibitions at the UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2008); the Kadist Art Foundation, Paris (2007); and Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC), Bergamo, Italy (2006). He participated in the Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul Biennial
The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The Biennial aims to create a meeting point in İstanbul in the field of visual arts between artists...
(2011), the Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
(2008), and the Performa Biennial of Visual Art Performance (2005). His book Font Study (TIME) was published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
(2011), The White Album was published by RITE Editions (2008), and Negative Space was published by Christoph Keller Editions and JRP|Ringier (2006). Thomson self-published the comic book Einstein #1 (2008).
External links
- mungothomson.com
- Gavlak Gallery
- Mungo Thomson's Font Study (TIME) at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Mungo Thomson at Western Bridge
- Mungo Thomson at the Hammer Museum
- Mungo Thomson at the 2008 Whitney Biennial
- Mungo Thomson's Negative Space at JRP|Ringier
- Mungo Thomson Billboard Project at LAXART
- Mungo Thomson at the J. Michael Bishop Art Collection at Mission Bay, UC San Francisco
- Mungo Thomson's The White Album at RITE Editions
- Mungo Thomson's Einstein #1 at Secret Headquarters