Mungo Thomson

Mungo Thomson is a Los Angeles-based artist, born in California in 1969. He is known for a diverse body of work that challenges institutions and perceptions, and for an engagement with printed matter and the archive through film, sound and object-making. In 2018, he held solo museum exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and participated in group exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museo Jumex, Mexico City; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Thomson has participated in the 2nd CAFAM Biennale, Beijing; Pacific Standard Time Public Art and Performance Festival, Los Angeles; the 12th Istanbul Biennial; the 2008 Whitney Biennial; PERFORMA05, New York; and the Biennial of the Moving Image, MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland. In 2013, he was included in PUBLIC⇄DIARY, Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
Artworks
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Mungo Thomson, PS 10610 Eagle Rock 9/19/12-9/25/12 P1 CY, 2017, transparent pigment on panel, 232.5 x 162.5 cm -
Mungo Thomson, PS 10441 West Hacienda Heights 3/11/15-3/17/15 P28 CMYK, 2017, transparent pigment on panel, 232.5 x 162.5 cm -
Mungo Thomson, November 14, 2016 (The End is Near), 2019, enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 188.0 x 142.0 x 6.0 cm -
Mungo Thomson, Untitled (TIME), 2010, single-channel video, 2′30″ -
Mungo Thomson, Wild & Scenic California 2019 (September-December), 2020, 2-sided UV-cured print on samba fabric, custom LED lightbox, 244.0 x 285.0 x 10.0 cm -
Mungo Thomson, The West (November-December 2019), 2020, 2-sided UV-cured print on samba fabric, custom LED lightbox, 142.2 x 142.2 x 8.9 cm -
Mungo Thomson, Snowman, 2020, Painted bronze, H46.4 x W48.6 x D65.4 cm -
Mungo Thomson, Stress Archive (Bowling Pin, Clownfish, Cup of Coffee, High Heel, iPhone, Sheriff’s Badge, Slice of Bread, Syringe, Trophy), 2014-2020, stress toys and Lucite, Bowling Pin: H10.0 x W19.5 x D13.0 cm, Clownfish: H10.7 x W19.7 x D18.7 cm, Cup of Coffee: H11.5 x W14.7 x D14.7 cm, High Heel: H11.0 x W17.2 x D17.2 cm, iPhone: H10.0 x W19.5 x D13.0 cm, Sheriff’s Badge: H8.0 x W18.5 x D18.5 cm, Slice of Bread: H6.0 x W17.5 x D16.5 cm, Syringe: H10.0 x W19.5 x D13.0 cm, Trophy: H10.0 x W19.5 x D13.0 cm, pedestal: H101.6 x W38.1 x D48.3 cm