Mungo Thomson
Time Life & A Universal Picture
March 7–April 26, 2025
Opening receptions Friday, March 7
Time Life, 22 East 2nd Street, 5–7 pm
A Universal Picture, 188 East 2nd Street, 6–8 pm
Mungo Thomson
Time Life & A Universal Picture
March 7–April 26, 2025
Opening receptions Friday, March 7
Time Life, 22 East 2nd Street, 5–7 pm
A Universal Picture, 188 East 2nd Street, 6–8 pm
Volume 8. Seashells (for Shane), 2022. 4K video with sound, 6:04 minutes, original score by John McEntire
Volume 9. Life Model, 2025. 4K video with sound, 9:53 minutes, soundtrack: Mark Fell and Will Guthrie, “Diffractions 1” (2021) (Excerpt)
Volume 10. A Field Guide to Hummingbirds, 2024. 4K video with sound, 3:13 minutes, soundtrack: Foley by Paradise Sound Group, Hollywood
Volume 11. Open Studio, 2025. 4K video with sound, 5:07 minutes, original score by Jonny Rodgers
Volume 12. Everything (Abridged), 2025. 4K video with sound, 17:15 minutes, soundtrack: György Ligeti, “Poème Symphonique" (1962); Performed by Casey Cangelosi
Volume 13. Tacet Measure, 2025. 4K video, silent, 3:53 minutes
Volume 14. The First Billion Years, 2025. 4K video with sound, 4:30 minutes, soundtrack: “Smoke” (2024); Composed by Eiko Ishibashi; Mixed and mastered by Jim O’Rourke; Drums: Tatsuhisa Yamamoto; Flute, electronics: Eiko Ishibashi; Recorded at Hoshi to Niji Recording Studio & Atelier Eiko
Volume 15. Monument to a Period of Time in Which I Lived, 2025. 4K video with sound, 1:54 minutes, soundtrack: Vinyl crackle ASMR
Volume 16. FOLK2NS, or The Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords, 2025. 4K video with sound, 4:14 minutes, performed by Lee Ranaldo; Mixed by Adrian Garcia
Mineral Composition, 2025. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
Speed Walk, 2025. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
Practical Pottery, 2025. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
Yellow Candle, 2025. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
In the Air, 2025. Lenticular print in artist's frame. 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
Throwing a Cylinder, 2024. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 2 in. (100.81 × 77.95 × 5.08 cm) framed
White Wines, 2024. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 2 in. (100.81 × 77.95 × 5.08 cm) framed
The Kiss, 2024. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 1 1⁄2 in. (100.97 × 78.11 × 3.81 cm) framed
Warm-Up, 2024. Lenticular print in artist's frame, 39 3⁄4 × 30 3⁄4 × 2 in. (100.81 × 77.95 × 5.08 cm) framed
May 25, 1987 (What Ever Happened to Ethics?), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
August 18, 1980 (Assessing a Presidency), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
April 13, 1987 ($40M for this Painting?), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
March 10, 1986 (Now for the Hard Part), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
August 19, 1996 (Life on Mars), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
March 26, 1990 (Should the World be Worried?), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
March 26, 1979 (Peace), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
November 27, 1978 (O Superman), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
April 21, 1986 (Double Helix), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
December 17, 1990 (The Sleep Gap), 2022-24. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
March 29, 1982 (Thinking the Unthinkable), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
December 25, 1978 (Carter, Teng, Begin, Kermit), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
January 26, 1987 (Take the Money and Run), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74¼ × 56¼ × 2¼ in. (188.59 × 142.88 × 5.71 cm)
August 25, 1986 (Death and Taxes), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
December 10, 1990 (A Universal Picture), 2024. Ink and enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum, 74 × 56 × 2½ in. (187.96 × 142.24 × 6.35 cm)
Furniture Music (Tylenol Extra Strength, 18.56 RPM, Clockwise rotation), 2025. Plastic bottle and self-contained motion control system, 4 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (11.75 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Spindrift Sparkling Water, Pink Lemonade, 5.84 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025. Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system, 4 7⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (12.38 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Aesop Reverence Aromatic Hand Balm, 9.33 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025. Plastic bottle and self-contained motion control system, 8 1⁄4 × 2 3⁄4 × 2 3⁄4 in. (20.95 × 6.99 × 6.99 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Diet Coke, 0.78 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025. Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system, 4 7⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (12.38 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Spindrift Sparkling Water, Blood Orange Tangerine, 11.45 RPM, Clockwise rotation), 2025. Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system, 4 7⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (12.38 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (DAP DryDex Heavyweight Spackling, 23.07 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025. Plastic tub and self-contained motion control system, 4 1⁄8 × 4 × 4 in. (10.48 × 10.16 × 10.16 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Diet Coke, 0.98 RPM, Clockwise rotation), 2025. Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system, 4 7⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (12.38 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (La Roche-Posay Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream, 1.87 RPM, Clockwise rotation), 2025. Plastic bottle and self-contained motion control system, 8 × 2 1⁄2 × 2 3⁄8 in. (20.32 × 6.35 × 6.03 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Dust-Off Electronics Duster, 1.34 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025. Steel aerosol container and self-contained motion control system, 8 1⁄2 × 7 1⁄4 × 2 5⁄8 in. (21.59 × 18.41 × 6.67 cm) unique
Furniture Music (Diet Coke, 22.9 RPM, Clockwise rotation), 2025. Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system, 4 7⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 × 2 5⁄8 in. (12.38 × 6.67 × 6.67 cm) unique
