Prof Jon Bird


NameProf Jon Bird
Job titleProfessor Art & Critical Theory
Research institute
Primary appointmentSchool of Arts
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

If you go down to the woods today...Alfredo Jaar's sites of resistance

Bird, J. 2019. If you go down to the woods today...Alfredo Jaar's sites of resistance. in: Alfredo Jaar: The Garden of Good and Evil [Exhibition Catalogue] United Kingdom Yorkshire Sculpture Park. pp. 107-123

Alfredo Jaar: Towards a culture of resistance [Curator]

Bird, J. 2019. Alfredo Jaar: Towards a culture of resistance [Curator]. Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna 13 Sep - 12 Oct 2019

Leon Golub: Raw nerve [Consultant / Curator]

Bird, J. 2018. Leon Golub: Raw nerve [Consultant / Curator]. The Met Breuer, Floor 2, New York 06 Feb - 27 May 2018

Inside out, outside in [Review article]

Bird, J. 2017. Inside out, outside in [Review article]. Le Monde diplomatique.

I do (not) challenge: Nancy Spero's war series

Bird, J. 2017. I do (not) challenge: Nancy Spero's war series. in: Bourke, J. (ed.) War and art - a visual history of modern conflict London, UK Reaktion Books.

Between the window and the screen: hiding in the light: Leon Golub's transparencies [Essay in retrospective exhibition catalogue]

Bird, J. 2017. Between the window and the screen: hiding in the light: Leon Golub's transparencies [Essay in retrospective exhibition catalogue].

Under erasure: Jenny Holzer's war paintings

Bird, J. 2017. Under erasure: Jenny Holzer's war paintings. Journal of Contemporary Painting. 3 (1-2), pp. 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1386/jcp.3.1-2.177_1

Desperately seeking Cy: Mary Jacobus' reading Cy Twombly: poetry in paint, 2016 [Book review]

Bird, J. 2017. Desperately seeking Cy: Mary Jacobus' reading Cy Twombly: poetry in paint, 2016 [Book review]. The Cambridge Humanities Review.

Leon Golub powerplay: the political portraits [Lead Curator]

Bird, J. 2016. Leon Golub powerplay: the political portraits [Lead Curator]. National Portrait Gallery, London 18 Mar - 25 Sep 2016

Leon Golub Powerplay : The Political Portraits

Bird, J. 2016. Leon Golub Powerplay : The Political Portraits. National Portray Gallery, London, Room 32 18 Mar - 25 Sep 2016

Leon Golub powerplay: the political portraits

Bird, J. 2016. Leon Golub powerplay: the political portraits. London, UK Reaktion Books.

Myth and transformation in the art of Leon Golub. In: Monster Roster: existentialist art in postwar Chicago [Exhibition catalogue]. Corbett, John, Dempsey, Jim, Moss, Jessica and Born, Richard A., eds. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 9780935573480

Bird, J. Corbett, J., Dempsey, J., Moss, J. and Born, R. (ed.) 2016. Myth and transformation in the art of Leon Golub. In: Monster Roster: existentialist art in postwar Chicago [Exhibition catalogue]. Corbett, John, Dempsey, Jim, Moss, Jessica and Born, Richard A., eds. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 9780935573480. Chicago, Illinois Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.

Delete A & insert R

Bird, J. and Cleaver, P. 2016. Delete A & insert R. London, UK Impress Publishing.

Leon Golub selected works [Curator]

Bird, J. 2015. Leon Golub selected works [Curator]. Hauser & Wirth Gallery, Saville Row, London 11 May - 20 Jun 2015

A New York story. In: Leon Golub: Bite your tongue [Exhibition Catalogue]. Enderby, Emma, Blanchflower, Melissa and Larner, Melissa, eds. Serpentine Galleries | Koenig Books, London. pbk-ISBN 9781908617262, pbk-ISBN 9783863357184.

Bird, J. 2015. A New York story. In: Leon Golub: Bite your tongue [Exhibition Catalogue]. Enderby, Emma, Blanchflower, Melissa and Larner, Melissa, eds. Serpentine Galleries | Koenig Books, London. pbk-ISBN 9781908617262, pbk-ISBN 9783863357184. in: Enderby, E., Blanchflower, M. and Larner, M. (ed.) Leon Golub: Bite your tongue [Exhibition Catalogue] London Serpentine Galleries | Koenig Books.

Leon Golub: bite your tongue [Consultant / Curator]

Bird, J. 2015. Leon Golub: bite your tongue [Consultant / Curator]. Serpentine Gallery, London 04 Mar - 17 May 2015

Mutual dependencies

Akerman, J., Bartram, A., Bauer, D., Bird, J., Boyce, S., Coutts, N., Press, G., Holmwood, S., Johanknecht, S., Meynell, K., Mooney, J., Nimarkoh, V., Poulson, K., Richardson, E., Stevens, G., Stone, W., Walsh, M. and Westley-Smith, H. Meynell, K. (ed.) 2011. Mutual dependencies. London Artwords Press.

Leon Golub [retrospective catalogue]

Bird, J. 2011. Leon Golub [retrospective catalogue]. Turner Ediciones.

Leon Golub [retrospective exhibition]

Bird, J. 2011. Leon Golub [retrospective exhibition]. Madrid, Spain 05 May - 12 Sep 2011

Leon Golub: echoes of the real [2nd ed.]

Bird, J. 2010. Leon Golub: echoes of the real [2nd ed.]. London Reaktion Books.

Nancy Spero: The Drawing Center & Galerie Lelong.

Bird, J. and Strauss, D. 2006. Nancy Spero: The Drawing Center & Galerie Lelong. Brooklyn Rail.

Interdeterminacy and (dis)order in the work of Cy Twombly

Bird, J. 2007. Interdeterminacy and (dis)order in the work of Cy Twombly. Oxford Art Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/kcm024

Four Decades: Hans Haacke (dvd); and Hans Haacke (book).

Bird, J., Blackwood, M., Grasskamp, W. and Nesbit, M. 2007. Four Decades: Hans Haacke (dvd); and Hans Haacke (book).

Leon Golub interviewed by Bird, Jon

Bird, J. 2007. Leon Golub interviewed by Bird, Jon. in: Bickers, P. and Wilson, A. (ed.) Talking art: interviews with artists since 1976 London Art Monthly.

Gradiva redux [essay]

Bird, J. 2007. Gradiva redux [essay]. in: Cobbing, W. (ed.) William Cobbing: Gradiva project [catalogue of an exhibition] Camden Arts Centre. pp. 10-17

Forward [to Tony Bevan]

Bird, J. 2006. Forward [to Tony Bevan]. in: Bevan, T. (ed.) Tony Bevan Aldershot Lund Humphries.

Hubert Damisch

Bird, J. 2005. Hubert Damisch. Oxford Art Journal. 28 (2), pp. 151-288.

The murmur of things. [essay]

Bird, J. 2005. The murmur of things. [essay]. in: Raffaela Mariniello [catalogue of an exhibition] Cardifff Ffotogallery.

Hans Haacke

Bird, J., Grasskamp, W. and Nesbit, M. 2004. Hans Haacke. London Phaidon.

Unscrambling Hans Haacke's "mixed messages"

Bird, J. 2004. Unscrambling Hans Haacke's "mixed messages". in: Grasskamp, W., Nesbit, M. and Bird, J. (ed.) Hans Haacke. London Phaidon.

Play time and the image: Massimo Vitali's scene's of leisure.

Bird, J. 2004. Play time and the image: Massimo Vitali's scene's of leisure. in: Bazzini, M. and Vitali, M. (ed.) Massimo photographer. Prato Centro per l'arte contemporanea.

Otherworlds: Nancy Spero and Kiki Smith.

Bird, J. 2003. Otherworlds: Nancy Spero and Kiki Smith. Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead 2003

The mote in God's eye: 9/11, then and now

Bird, J. 2003. The mote in God's eye: 9/11, then and now. Journal of Visual Culture. 12 (1), pp. 82-97.

On installation

Bird, J. and Garb, T. 2001. On installation. Oxford Art Journal. 24 (2).

Olivo Barbieri: through a glass darkly.

Bird, J. 2001. Olivo Barbieri: through a glass darkly. in: Tognon, P. (ed.) Olivo Barbieri: virtual truths Milan Silvana.

Memory's touch: the art of Louise Bourgeois

Bird, J. 2000. Memory's touch: the art of Louise Bourgeois. in: Green, D. and Seddon, P. (ed.) History painting reassessed: the representation of history in contemporary art. Manchester Manchester University Press.

Massimo Vitali

Bird, J. 2000. Massimo Vitali. in: Vitali, M. (ed.) Beach & disco Göttingen Steidl.

Rewriting conceptual art

Bird, J. and Newman, M. 1999. Rewriting conceptual art. London Reaktion Books.
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