Sam Thorne

Sam Thorne is director of Nottingham Contemporary. Previously, he was artistic director of Tate St Ives and an editor at frieze magazine. In 2013, he co-founded Open School East, a free-to-attend art school, and in 2017 he published School (Sternberg Press). Sam has curated solo shows with artists including Paul Chan, Lara Favaretto, Denzil Forrester, Marguerite Humeau, Allison Katz, Elizabeth Price and Wu Tsang, and thematic exhibitions exploring legacies of the Bauhaus, spiritualism, the...See more

Sam Thorne is director of Nottingham Contemporary. Previously, he was artistic director of Tate St Ives and an editor at frieze magazine. In 2013, he co-founded Open School East, a free-to-attend art school, and in 2017 he published School (Sternberg Press). Sam has curated solo shows with artists including Paul Chan, Lara Favaretto, Denzil Forrester, Marguerite Humeau, Allison Katz, Elizabeth Price and Wu Tsang, and thematic exhibitions exploring legacies of the Bauhaus, spiritualism, the politics of listening and the ceramics studio. Sam has been a visiting tutor at the RCA and Goldsmiths, and is an honorary research fellow at the University of Nottingham. See less