Jon Thompson (Born 1936) is an artist, curator and academic known for his involvement in the development of the so called YBA artist generation. Thompson was instrumental is changing the way the art school system in the UK worked. He opened up the departments at Goldsmiths College in London and allowed students to move freely between the different specialisms, such as painting, sculpture, photography and printing etc. This separated Goldsmiths from the dominance of art schools like St Martins. In 1988 he was involved in the curation of the now legendary Freeze warehouse exhibition along with two sociology students and Damien Hirst whom Thomson had accepted on to the course and tutored since that time. Jon Thompson is now head of the MAFine Art course at Middlesex University's School of Art (previously Hornsey College of Art) and continues to lecture on artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Piero Manzoni. He has also curated major shows at the Hayward Gallery in London including Gravity and Grace and Falls the Shadow. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... A curator of a cultural heritage institution (e. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Goldsmiths College (founded 1891 by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as Goldsmiths Technical and Recreative Institute) has been a part of the federal University of London since 1904, when it took its current name. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... The folder of newspaper web offset printing press Printing is an industrial process for reproducing copies of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. ... St. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Damien Hirst (born 1965 in Bristol) is a British artist and probably the most famous of the group that has been dubbed Young British Artists (or YBAs). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... The term fine art was first coined in 1767 in reference to the arts that were concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (S.O.E.D 1991). ... Middlesex University is a university in North London, England, located in the traditional county of Middlesex (from which it takes its name). ... Hornsey College of Art is a former college in London, now part of Middlesex University. ... Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968) was an influential French/American artist. ... Piero Manzoni was an italian artist born in 1933 who became famous for canning his own shit. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Art museums and galleries in the UK | London attractions ...
Thompson observes that there is a big ‘catch-up exercise’ for central government if it wants to match the best of what is being done in local government.
Thompson was born in 1964 in Norwich and began his career at Norfolk County Council, where he took his CIPFA qualification.
Thompson says it’s too early to say where he would like to move on to but would like, when the time is right, to move to a bigger government department.
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