Thomas Houseago
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Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is a British contemporary artist. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also has American citizenship.Template:R 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.Template:R
Life and career
Houseago grew up in Leeds in West Yorkshire, where his mother was a teacher.Template:R 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.Template:R 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.Template:R He lived for eight years in Brussels before moving to Los Angeles in 2003.Template:R 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.[1] In the Frogtown district of Los Angeles, his studio complex occupies four single-story industrial buildings along the Los Angeles River.[2]
Donald and Mera Rubell, art collectors from Miami, bought several of his works in 2006.Template:R His large plaster Baby was included in the Whitney Biennial in 2010,Template:R 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.Template:R
In 2022, he collaborated with Brad Pitt and Nick Cave for an exhibit at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland entitled We.[3]
Art market
Houseago is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Blum, Gagosian Gallery, and Hauser & Wirth.[4] 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.[5] He was previously represented by David Kordansky in Los Angeles.[6][7][8]
Personal life
During his time at De Ateliers, Houseago met the American painter Amy Bessone with whom he lived until 2013.
References
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- ↑ Susan Morgan (January 31, 2018), Inside the Healing L.A. Studio of Artist Thomas Houseago, Where Ghosts (and Brad Pitt) Roam W.
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- ↑ Ted Loos (November 6, 2014), Leaving the Monsters Behind: Thomas Houseago’s Long Road to ‘Moun Room’ New York Times.
- ↑ Jori Finkel (January 2, 2011), Sculptor Thomas Houseago's shape-shifting world Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Jonathan Griffin (August 17, 2012), Thomas Houseago’s sacred monsters Financial Times.
- ↑ Jonathan Griffin (September 10, 2014), The New Dealer New York Times.
- ↑ Ted Loos (November 6, 2014), Leaving the Monsters Behind: Thomas Houseago’s Long Road to ‘Moun Room’ New York Times.
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