Thomas Houseago
THOMAS HOUSEAGO
born 1972, Leeds, England
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
1994-96
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991-94
St. Martin's School of Art, London, England
1990-91
Jacob Kramer Foundation College, Leeds, England
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2007
born 1972, Leeds, England
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
1994-96
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991-94
St. Martin's School of Art, London, England
1990-91
Jacob Kramer Foundation College, Leeds, England
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Bastards, Herald St., London, England
2007
A Million Miles Away, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster, Glasgow, Scotland
2004
Solo presentation, Art Brussels, with gallery Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2003
Thomas Houseago, I Am Here, Selected Sculptures 1995-2003, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
2002
Xavier Hufkens, (w/Amy Bessone), Brussels, Belgium
2000
Something to Be, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996
Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mum's tattoo, Si en La, (w/Matthew Monahan, guest curator: Luc Tuymans), Antwerp, Belgium
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004
Solo presentation, Art Brussels, with gallery Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2003
Thomas Houseago, I Am Here, Selected Sculptures 1995-2003, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
2002
Xavier Hufkens, (w/Amy Bessone), Brussels, Belgium
2000
Something to Be, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996
Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mum's tattoo, Si en La, (w/Matthew Monahan, guest curator: Luc Tuymans), Antwerp, Belgium
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Black Swan, curated by Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago, Michael Werner, London, England
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Academia: Qui es-tu?, Chapelle de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Black Swan, curated by Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago, Michael Werner, London, England
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Academia: Qui es-tu?, Chapelle de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
KABUL 3000. Love among the cabbages, Galleria Zero, Milan, Italy
Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner, Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Sonsbeek 2008, Arnhem, The Netherlands
2007
Strange things permit themselves the luxury of occurring, curated by Steven Claydon, Camden Arts Center, London, England
Sculptors' Drawings: Ideas, Studies, Sketches, Proposals, And More, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
Personal Belongings – Contemporary Sculpture from Los Angeles, Sabine Knust Galerie Maximilian Verlag, Munich, Germany
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL.
Making and Finding, The Foundation To-Life, Mount Kisco, NY.
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
The Glass Bead Game, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Six Outdoor Projects, L.I.U., Brooklyn, New York, NY.
2003
Passie in Beeld, ruimtelijk werk uit de collectie van de Nederlandsche Bank, Maliebeeld, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Group show/artists of the gallery, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002
Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk, Beelden/Sculpture 1947-2002,curated by Rudi Fuchs, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001
Rondom Jheronimous Bosch, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Glad IJs, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Werk boven de bank, Archipel, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1998
Morning Glory, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Summer Show, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Acquisitions 1997, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
New Acquisitions, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS
(* indicates publication)
2004
*Public Commission for Hoofdorp, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands
2002
Commission for the City of Harderwijk, The Netherlands
Commission for the Briljantlaan, City of Utrecht, The Netherlands
2001-02
Committee Member for the NICC-Bruxel, lecture series, Brussels, Belgium
1998
Sculpture Commission, Almere, The Netherlands
(Mondriaan Stichting, Praktijkbureau)
1997
Commission, for De Nederlandsche Bank library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
(* indicates non-periodical book, catalog, or other publication)
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL.
Making and Finding, The Foundation To-Life, Mount Kisco, NY.
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
The Glass Bead Game, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Six Outdoor Projects, L.I.U., Brooklyn, New York, NY.
2003
Passie in Beeld, ruimtelijk werk uit de collectie van de Nederlandsche Bank, Maliebeeld, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Group show/artists of the gallery, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002
Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk, Beelden/Sculpture 1947-2002,curated by Rudi Fuchs, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001
Rondom Jheronimous Bosch, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Glad IJs, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Werk boven de bank, Archipel, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1998
Morning Glory, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Summer Show, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Acquisitions 1997, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
New Acquisitions, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS
(* indicates publication)
2004
*Public Commission for Hoofdorp, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands
2002
Commission for the City of Harderwijk, The Netherlands
Commission for the Briljantlaan, City of Utrecht, The Netherlands
2001-02
Committee Member for the NICC-Bruxel, lecture series, Brussels, Belgium
1998
Sculpture Commission, Almere, The Netherlands
(Mondriaan Stichting, Praktijkbureau)
1997
Commission, for De Nederlandsche Bank library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
(* indicates non-periodical book, catalog, or other publication)
2008
Tappis, Jordan, “ Art Basel.” Malibu Magazine, February/March 2008, pp.37 – 50.
Ward, Ossian, "Gothic Art Revival," Time Out London, January 2, 2008.
2007
*“Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection,” Rubell Family Collection, 2007.
Akbar, Arifa, "Saatch's New Stars: Collector Prepares For New Gallery Opening," The Independent, July 23, 2007.
Smith, Roberta, “Michael Queenland: Bread & Balloons,” The New York Times, March 9, 2007.
Sherwin, Skye, "Future Greats: Thomas Houseago," Art Review, March 2007, pp. 78 - 79, 101.
Sherwin, Skye, "Future Greats: Thomas Houseago," Art Review, March 2007, pp. 78 - 79, 101.
Bartels, Daghild, "Ein Fulltimejob Fur Die Kunst," Handelsblatt, March 2 - 3, 2007, SETTE, 1.
Bartels, Daghild, "Jeder Penny Fur Die Kunst," Parnass, January 2007, p. 78.
2006
Wright, Karen, “U.K. Artists Thrive, Why Not Open Turner Prize?,” Bloomberg.com, December 28, 2006.
Spiegler, Marc, “LA art is here to stay,” The Art Newspaper International Edition, December 8, 2006, P1 – P8.
Peterson, Kristen, “Good Shows,” Las Vegas Sun, December 8, 2006.
Spiegler, Marc, “LA art is here to stay,” The Art Newspaper International Edition, December 8, 2006, P1 – P8.
Peterson, Kristen, “Good Shows,” Las Vegas Sun, December 8, 2006.
Mason, Christopher, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts: New acquisitions in some familiar territory,” Art Basel Miami Beach 2006, December 2006, p. 98B.
Smith, Roberta, “More Than You Can See: Storm of Art Engulfs Miami,” The New York Times, December 9, 2006
Smith, Roberta, “More Than You Can See: Storm of Art Engulfs Miami,” The New York Times, December 9, 2006
Rochette, Anne and Wade Saunders, "Place Matters: Los Angeles Sculpture Today" Art in America, November 2006, p. 179 - 180
Segade, Alex, “Nothing Up The Sleeve,” Art US, October / November, 2006, p. 16 – 17
Segade, Alex, “Nothing Up The Sleeve,” Art US, October / November, 2006, p. 16 – 17
Spiegler, Marc, "American Renaissance", The Art Newspaper Art Basel Daily Edition, June 14, 2006, p.6
2005
*Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
2004
"Outstanding", Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, 2004, pp. 20-23
2002
"Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago", in The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
*"Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk no 1: Beeleden 1947>2002 sculpture", Stichting Projecten De Nieuwe Kerk and Stedelijk Museum Amdsterdam, 2002, p. 11
*"Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2001", Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2002
2001
"2001 a public space odyssey, Nieuwe Kunst in Amsterdam", Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 2001, p. 11
2000
Pontzen, Rutiger, "De vuile handen van Thomas Houseago", Vrij Nederland, October 28, 2000
van den Boogerd, Dominic, "De Frankenstein factor", HP/De Tijd, November 3, 2000
Veugen, Christine, "De energie van gips en klei", Kunstbeeld, no. 14, November 2000
Smallenburg, Sandra, "Thomas Houseago", NRC Handelsblad, November 10, 2000
Keijer, Kees, "Onvoltooid voorkomen", Het Parool, November 3, 2000
1999
Pontzen, Rutger, "Glad IJs: viezige keuzen van Fuchs", Vrij Nederland, October 9, 1999
"Glad IJs", De Standaard, October 6, 1999
1998
Lambrecht, Luk, "Dissonante Schoonheid", De Morgen, August 7, 1998
1996
Suto, Wilma, "De aap die naar een stropdas verlangt", de Volkskrant, October 4, 1996
Lutticken, Sven, "Groteske monsters van gips", Het Parool, September 13, 1996
*"Rudi Fuchs speaks with English sculptor Thomas Houseago", Radio 5 (The Netherlands), radio interview with Rudi Fuchs, September 27, 1996
2005
*Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
2004
"Outstanding", Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, 2004, pp. 20-23
2002
"Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago", in The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
*"Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk no 1: Beeleden 1947>2002 sculpture", Stichting Projecten De Nieuwe Kerk and Stedelijk Museum Amdsterdam, 2002, p. 11
*"Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2001", Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2002
2001
"2001 a public space odyssey, Nieuwe Kunst in Amsterdam", Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 2001, p. 11
2000
Pontzen, Rutiger, "De vuile handen van Thomas Houseago", Vrij Nederland, October 28, 2000
van den Boogerd, Dominic, "De Frankenstein factor", HP/De Tijd, November 3, 2000
Veugen, Christine, "De energie van gips en klei", Kunstbeeld, no. 14, November 2000
Smallenburg, Sandra, "Thomas Houseago", NRC Handelsblad, November 10, 2000
Keijer, Kees, "Onvoltooid voorkomen", Het Parool, November 3, 2000
1999
Pontzen, Rutger, "Glad IJs: viezige keuzen van Fuchs", Vrij Nederland, October 9, 1999
"Glad IJs", De Standaard, October 6, 1999
1998
Lambrecht, Luk, "Dissonante Schoonheid", De Morgen, August 7, 1998
1996
Suto, Wilma, "De aap die naar een stropdas verlangt", de Volkskrant, October 4, 1996
Lutticken, Sven, "Groteske monsters van gips", Het Parool, September 13, 1996
*"Rudi Fuchs speaks with English sculptor Thomas Houseago", Radio 5 (The Netherlands), radio interview with Rudi Fuchs, September 27, 1996