Davi Det Hompson
| Davi Det Hompson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David E. Thompson August 7, 1939 Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 8, 1996 (aged 57) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Anderson College, Indiana University, Bloomington |
| Occupation | Conceptual artist, Fluxus artist, writer, performance artist, sculptor, book artist, painter |
Davi Det Hompson (1939–1996), also known as David E. Thompson, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and raised in Warren, Ohio, was a Fluxus book artist,concrete poet, creator of mail art, sculptor and painter living and working in Richmond, Virginia. Hompson's chosen professional name was a nom d'art for David E. Thompson and a transposition of the letters of his name.
An early collaborative audio performance by Davi Det Hompson was his 1969 participation in Various—Art by Telephone, a vinyl LP compilation by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Museum curator David H. Katzive chose sound works by Davi Det Hompson and other notable artists of the time, including Arman, Richard Artschwager, John Baldessari, Dick Higgins, Ed Kienholz, Sol LeWitt, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Serra, and William Wegman for this exhibition.
His book art pamphlets, which contained typographically experimental, enigmatic, sometimes wry or sardonic texts, were shown in one-person exhibitions at Scott-McKennis, a 1970's gallery in the Carytown West of the Boulevard section of Richmond. In 1970, he was included in the exhibition Ray Johnson: New York Correspondence School at the Whitney Museum in New York. Among his more than 30 solo shows was one at the Alexandre Iolas Gallery in Manhattan in 1972. In 1972, his exhibition P:article:s was shown at Eric Schindler Gallery in Richmond.
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