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Press

2011

'Today’s Events: Artist in Conversation', Oxford Mail, 18/02/2011

'Interpretation (dancers inspired by ‘What Went Down’ by British artist Thomas Houseago)', Oxford Times, 03/02/2011

'Dance Performance Is a Work of Art', Oxford Mail, 02/02/2011

'February Highlights ( Features - Thomas Houseago: Contemporary Sculpture at the Ashmolean)', Cotswold Life, 02/2011

Campbell-Johnston, Rachel: 'Critic’s Choice - Thomas Houseago: What Went Down, listed number 3', The Times, 29/01/2011

Williamson, Howard: 'Natasha’s arty efforts are family affair…', Yorkshire Evening Post, 24/01/2011

'Reader’s tips: modern art galleries', The Guardian Online, 17/01/2011

'Pick of the Week: Thomas Houseago exhibition at Modern Art Oxford & Ashmolean', Oxford Times, 06/01/2011

Sherwin, Skye: 'Artist of the Week 120: Thomas Houseago', The Guardian Online, 05/01/2011

'Pick of the Week: Thomas Houseago exhibition', Witney Gazette, 05/01/2011

Finkel, Jori: 'Sculptor Thomas Houseago’s shape-shifting world', Los Angeles Times, 02/01/2011

Finkel, jori: 'The larger-than-life sculptures and stranger-than-fiction journey of Thomas Houseago', Los Angeles Times, 02/01/2011

'Events Diary for January: Thomas Houseago exhibition at Modern Art Oxford and the Ashmolean', Oxfordshire Limited Edition, 01/2011

2010

Levy, Paul: 'Enery pulses through Houseago’s sculpture', Wall Street Journal Europe, 31/12/2010

Peacocke, Helen: 'Disarming Images', Oxford Times, 23/12/2010

'Thomas Houseago - Oxford', Times Higher Education, 23/12/2010

Walls, Lindsey: 'Thomas Houseago, What Went Down', Goss-Micheal Foundation online, 21/12/2010

James, Annabel: 'Giant-Baby and The End of Love', Cherwell online, 20/12/2010

'Modern Art Oxford Presents a Solo Exhibition of New and Recent Sculptures by British Artist Thomas Houseago', Artdaily.org, 20/12/2010

'Left A Bit! (the installation of one of Thomas Houseago’s sculptures outside the Ashmolean)', Oxford Times, 19/12/2010

Doolan, Lita: 'Thomas Houseago: What Went Down - review', Daily Info Oxford online, 17/12/2010

'Thomas Houseago: What Went Down', Artrabbit online, 13/12/2010

'Cultural Institutions Get Together For Show', Oxford Mail, 07/12/2010

'Modern art Oxford - Thomas Houseago: What Went Down', e-flux, 07/12/2010

'Art must-sees: December', Culture 24, 01/12/2010

Pes, Javier: 'Oxford double first', Art Newspaper, 12/2010

Fox, Dan: 'Believe it or Not: Religion versus spirituality in contemporary art', frieze Issue 135, 11/2010

Rosenfield Lafo, Rachel: 'Figuratively Speaking: A Conversation with Thomas Houseago', Sculpture online, 11/2010

Orlik, Edward: 'More Pricks Than Kicks', Tank, 11/2010

Geldard, Rebecca: 'Rebecca Geldard’s Top Shows In London: Nov/ Dec 2010 - More Pricks Than Kicks', Saatchi Online Magazine, 02/10/2010

Trembley, Nicolas: 'D’art, d’art', Vogue Paris, 09/2010

'AB-BE-CE-DA-RIO', Mousse Magazine

2009

West, Kevin: 'Thomas Houseago & Aaron Curry', WMagazine, 11/2009

Cairns, Steven: 'Review: Thomas Houseago, Dieter Roth, and André Thomkins', Artforum, 06/10/2009

Garner, James: 'Art Review: Thomas Houseago, Dieter Roth and André Thomkins', Metro, 04/06/2009

Foss, Paul: 'Review: Thomas Houseago', Art in America online, 01/03/2009

Holte, Michael Ned: 'Back To the Monumental: On The Sculpture Of Thomas Houseago', Kaleidoscope, 03/2009

Foss, Paul: 'Thomas Houseago', Art in America, 03/2009

Wagely, Catherine: 'Bringing the Monument back to Life', Dailyserving.com, 29/01/2009

Casadio, Mariuccia: '3D Futurity', Vogue Italia, 01/2009

Campagnola, Sonia: 'Thomas Houseago', Flash Art, 01/2009

2008

Kennedy, Alexander: 'Immaterial world', The List Issue 592, 13/12/2008

Rhymes, Darren: 'Thomas Houseago', Map Issue 13

2007

Bartels, Daghild: 'Ein Fulltimejob fur die kunst', Handelsblatt, 02/03/2007

Sherwin, Skye: 'Future Greats: Thomas Houseago', Art Review, 03/2007

Bartels, Daghild: 'Jeder Penny fur die Kunst', Parnass, 01/2007

2006

Wright, Karen: 'Why Not Open Turner Prize?', Bloomberg.com, 28/12/2006

Peterson, Kristen: 'Good Shows', Las Vegas Sun, 08/12/2006

Mason, Christopher: 'It’s what’s on the inside that counts: New acquisitions in some familiar territory', Art Basel Miami Beach 2006, 12/2006

Rochette, Anne, Wade Saunders: 'Place Matters: Los Angeles Sculpture Today', Art in America, 11/2006

Segade, Alex: 'Nothing Up The Sleeve', Art US, 10/2006

2002

'Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago', The Bulletin, 19/09/2002

2001

'2001 a public space odyssey, Nieuwe Kunst in Amsterdam', Arti et Amicitiae

2000

Smallenburg, Sandra: 'Thomas Houseago', NRC, 10/11/2000

van den Boogerd, Dominic: 'De Frankenstein factor', HP/De Tijd, 03/11/2000

Keijer, Kees: 'Onvoltooid voorkomen', Het Parool, 03/11/2000

Veugen, Christine: 'De energie van gips en klei', Kunstbeeld Number 14, 11/2000

Pontzen, Rutiger: 'De vuile handen van Thomas Houseago', Vrij Nederland, 28/10/2000

1999

Pontzen, Rutger: 'Glad IJs: viezige keuzen van Fuchs', Vrij Nederland, 09/10/1999

1998

Lambrecht, Luk: 'Dissonante Schoonheid', De Morgen, 07/08/1998

1996

Suto, Wilma: 'De aap die naar een stropdas verlangt', de Volkskrant, 04/10/1996

'Rudi Fuchs speaks with English sculptor Thomas Houseago', Radio 5 (The Netherlands), 27/09/1996

Rosenfield Lafo, Rachel: 'Figuratively Speaking: A Conversation with Thomas Houseago', Sculpture online

Exhibition Reviews

2011

Wullschlager, Jackie: 'Edinburgh untamed' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show', Inverleith House, Edinburgh), Financial Times, 05/08/2011

Jones, Jonathon: 'Martin Creed’s stairway to heaven' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show', Inverleith House, Edinburgh), The Guardian, 01/08/2011

Cooper, Neil: 'Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'The Beat Of The Show', Inverleith House, Edinburgh), The List, 14/06/2011

Katsof, Alhena: 'Thomas Houseago' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'What Went Down', Centre International D’Art & Du Paysage, Ile de Vassivière), Kaleidoscope Issue 11, 06/2011

Unwin-Jones, Sarah: 'Thomas Housego and John Hope (Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh)' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'The Beat Of The Show', Inverleith House, Edinburgh), The Herald, 30/05/2011

Heighton, Luke: 'Thomas Houseago: What Went Down' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'What Went Down', Modern Art, Oxford), Art Review Issue 48, 03/2011

Carpenter, Aaron: 'The Head, The Body, The Limbs' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago', Rennie Collection, Vancouver), ArtSlant, 01/2011

Paraskos, Michael: 'The History Boy' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'What Went Down', Modern Art, Oxford), Epoch Times, 01/2011

2010

Gray, Margaret: 'More Pricks Than Kicks' (review of 'More Pricks Than Kicks', David Robert Arts Foundation Fitzrovia, London), this is tomorrow, 09/11/2010

Moss, Jennifer: 'Dynamic duo mixes classic and modern' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago', Rennie Collection, Vancouver), Vancouver Sun, 11/2010

Guy Nichols, Matthew: 'Exhibition Review: Thomas Houseago' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'The Moon and The Stars and The Sun', Michael Werner Gallery, New York), Art in America, 11/09/2010

Johnson, Ken: 'Pondering Sculpture Under the Trees' (review of 'Statuesque', City Hall Park, New York), New York Times, 08/2010

Kerr, Merrily: 'Thomas Houseago ‘The Moon and the Stars and the Sum’' (review of Thomas Houseago: 'The Moon and The Stars and The Sun', Michael Werner Gallery, New York), Time Out NY, 17/05/2010

Gockel, Cornelia: 'Permanent Trouble, Aktuelle Kunst aus der Sammlung Kopp München' (review of 'Permanent trouble kunst aus de Sammlung Kopp München', Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg), Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, 03/2010

Publications

2005

Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

2004

Outstanding, Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, Haarlemmermeer

Exhibition Publications

2011

What went down, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford

2010

More Pricks Than Kicks, The David Roberts Art Foundation Fitzrovia, London (exhibition guide)

Permanent trouble kunst aus de Sammlung Kopp München, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg

The Library of Babel - In and Out of Place, Zabudowicz Collection, London

2009

There is a crack in everything - That’s how the light gets in, CFA, Berlin

2002

Stedelijk Museum in 2001, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk, Beelden/Sculpture 1947-2002, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam