- Number intersecting with art: three studies Chilver, John . 2014. Number intersecting with art: three studies. Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, 15(2), pp. 239-249. ISSN 1600-910X
- The Postceptual Present Chilver, John . 2013. The Postceptual Present. Spike Art Quarterly, pp. 113-115. ISSN 1813 6281
- Bomberg after Auerbach after Brown Chilver, John . 2013. Bomberg after Auerbach after Brown. Turps Banana, 13, pp. 4-13. ISSN 1749 3994
- Review of Padraig Timoney, 'Fontwell Helix Feely' Chilver, John . 2013. Review of Padraig Timoney, 'Fontwell Helix Feely'. Frieze online,
- Felix Vallotton: Genres and Shallow Waters Chilver, John ; and Vallotton, Felix. 2009. Felix Vallotton: Genres and Shallow Waters. Turps Banana, 7, pp. 28-35. ISSN 1749-3994
- Contingency and the Paradox of Composition: Florian Slotawa Chilver, John ; and Slotawa, Florian. 2008. Contingency and the Paradox of Composition: Florian Slotawa. Art Papers, 32(5), pp. 32-37. ISSN 1524-9581
- Displacements of Shadow Chilver, John . 2007. Displacements of Shadow. Art Papers, 31(1), pp. 36-41. ISSN 15249581
- 'Group and Gang: The Absent Collective' Chilver, John . 2006. 'Group and Gang: The Absent Collective'. Afterall,
- René Daniëls: with Respect to Disrespect : with Respect to Disrespect Chilver, John . 2004. René Daniëls: with Respect to Disrespect : with Respect to Disrespect. Afterall, 10, pp. 47-53. ISSN 14654253
- 'James Rosenquist' Chilver, John . 2004. 'James Rosenquist'. Untitled, 32, p. 70.
- 'Vertical Acceleration' Chilver, John . 2004. 'Vertical Acceleration'. Starship, 6,
Dr John Chilver
Staff details
John Chilver is an artist and writer who works with painting, film and text.
John Chilver is an artist and writer who uses painting as a site of inquiry. In his work, painting is understood as a hazardous pleasure and a means to render complexity. His images adapt additive and subtractive processes to contrast moments of recognition with areas of indeterminacy and latency. In recent works, varieties of instruction are described and collided with varieties of affect. The depiction of text is used to embody instruction and to interrupt the visual. His work values emblems of conflicted experience.
Research interests
Contemporary painting; theorisations of agency and of the new; theorisations of subject-formation; the political and affective economies of painting; conceptual and postconceptual art; colour and its failed theorisations; contemporary and modern art; art theory, art criticism and their histories; display and exhibition-making and its histories; oscillations between anthropological and normative understandings of art; theorisations of space and place.
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
- The Years of Glenn Brown Chilver, John . 2023. The Years of Glenn Brown. In: Hans Werner Holzwarth, ed. Glenn Brown. Cologne: Taschen, pp. 19-270. ISBN 9783836591294
- Glenn Brown October 2013 Chilver, John . 2015. Glenn Brown October 2013. In: Wendy Chang, ed. Glenn Brown, Rebecca Warren. Vancouver, Canada: Rennie Collection, pp. 9-21. ISBN 978-0-9865961-7-9
- Entkoerperte Malerei Chilver, John . 2014. Entkoerperte Malerei. In: Gunter Reski and Hans-Juergen Hafner, eds. The Happy Fainting of Painting. Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter Koenig, pp. 62-67. ISBN 9783863356705
Article
- Minor Matters of Major Importance: On the Vicissitudes of Minor Painting Chilver, John . 2022. Minor Matters of Major Importance: On the Vicissitudes of Minor Painting. Journal of Contemporary Painting, 8(1-2), pp. 31-44. ISSN 2052-6695
- The discursive array: Towards a politics of painting as time–space production Chilver, John . 2018. The discursive array: Towards a politics of painting as time–space production. Journal of Contemporary Painting, 4(1), pp. 81-101. ISSN 2052-6695
- Reivew of Bridget Riley, The Curve Paintings 1961-2014 Chilver, John . 2016. Reivew of Bridget Riley, The Curve Paintings 1961-2014. Journal of Contemporary Painting, 2(2), pp. 318-321. ISSN 2052-6695
Show/Exhibition
- Coat Heel Throat Chilver, John ; and Pettitt, Daniel. 2023. Coat Heel Throat. In: "Coat Heel Throat", Recent Activity, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 3 November - 2 December 2023.
- The Scene of Instruction Chilver, John . 2021. The Scene of Instruction. In: "The Scene of Instruction", Coleman Projects, London, United Kingdom, 18 June - 18 July 2021.
- John Chilver at Xero, Kline & Coma Chilver, John . 2018. John Chilver at Xero, Kline & Coma. In: "John Chilver at Xero, Kline & Coma", Xero, Kline & Coma, London, United Kingdom, 23 June - 15 July 2018.
Art Object
- Richard Norris teaching the remedial class in political economy and sound workshop Chilver, John . 2018. Richard Norris teaching the remedial class in political economy and sound workshop.
- Banner paintings Chilver, John . 2018. Banner paintings.
- The Dream's Dream, 2017 Chilver, John . 2017. The Dream's Dream, 2017.
Conference or Workshop Item
- John Chilver in conversation with Emily Rosamond Chilver, John ; and Rosamond, Emily ORCID logo
- Transposing Genre, Translating Style Chilver, John . 2018. 'Transposing Genre, Translating Style'. In: Painting and Transposition. University of Worcester, United Kingdom 6th February 2018.
- If Surface is the Condition Chilver, John . 2016. 'If Surface is the Condition'. In: Surface Values: Locating Conditions. University of Reading, United Kingdom 10/ 06/ 2016.
Edited Journal
- Journal of Contemporary Painting, Vol 8:1; Special Issue: ‘Minor Painting’ Chilver, John ; and Hunt, Andrew, eds. 2022. Journal of Contemporary Painting, Vol 8:1; Special Issue: ‘Minor Painting’, Journal of Contemporary Painting, 8(1-2). 2052-6695
Thesis
- Gestural Ethics: Consequences of the Mark in Contemporary Painting Chilver, John . 2005. Gestural Ethics: Consequences of the Mark in Contemporary Painting. Doctoral thesis, Goldsmiths, University of London