We are pleased to announce the release the first monograph of ActionSpace artist Thompson Hall’s artwork, Colour Is My Signature. Published by Autograph and produced in partnership with ActionSpace, the book traces pivotal works stretching across Thompson’s artistic career. Through graphic abstracted symbols and striking text, Thompson explores the inequality of society and the world around him regarding politics, social change, racism and the impact these all have on our society. Along with an introduction by ActionSpace’s Artistic Director & CEO, Sheryll Catto, the publication features a transcript of an in conversation between Autograph’s Director, Dr Mark Sealy and Thompson Hall and a newly commissioned text by curator Linsey Young, providing a contemporary context for the work.
Colour Is My Signature foregrounds work produced by Thompson since 2016 and is an outcome of the UK-wide Explorers project, highlighting the extraordinary contribution neurodiverse people make to art and culture.
Thompson was Autograph’s first Artist-In-Residence in 2022 and his work was shown on the side of Autograph’s building in a display titled Inequality, Marginalisation and Social Change.
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Buy the monograph for £15. All sales support ActionSpace’s work.
What is Really Going on In Our World
Autograph has republished a text from the publication by curator Linsey Young, which provides a contemporary context for the work and highlights the significance of Thompson’s creative explorations of topics such as political corruption, the collapse of the welfare state and institutional racism.
From the Studio to the Page: Launching Thompson Hall’s New Monograph
Thursday 30 May
Autograph, Rivington Place, London, EC2A 3BA
To celebrate the launch of the new monograph, Colour Is My Signature, Autograph held a launch event with a long table discussion, featuring the artist in conversation with fellow contributors to the book and a book signing.
Book details
Edited by Livvy Murdoch and Mark Sealy
Designed by Sheena Calvert .918 Design
Printed by the team at Robstolk Amsterdam
Hardcover
60 pages
Printed on munken paper
RRP: £30
ISBN 10: 1-899282-96-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-899282-96-8
EAN: 9781899282968
