John Golding
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Gymnopédie, 1966
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Blue Predella, 1967
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Untitled, 1967 c.
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C III, 1972-3
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C I, 1972-73
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Untitled, 1974
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Untitled, 1974-75 c.
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Untitled, 1976-99 c.
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F (A.S) I, 1977
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F (S.C.), 1977-78
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Untitled, 1977-78 c.
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Untitled, 1978 c.
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G III (Y. B.), 1978-9
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Untitled, 1981
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Untitled Abstract , 1981
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Untitled (Maquette II), 1984
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I. 1 (Splintered Light -Toledo Blue), 1985
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Untitled, 1993
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L. 1 (Mirage), 1998-2000
John Golding (1929 - 2012)
Born in Britain but raised in Mexico, John Golding attended the University of Toronto, and worked briefly as a stage designer, before moving to London in 1951 to study art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art. Golding's dissertation on Cubism, written under Anthony Blunt and Douglas Cooper, was published as a book in 1957. Subsequently, he worked and taught at the Courtauld and the Royal College of Art. A much loved and highly influential teacher, John married the roles of painter, academic art historian and curator.
In 1970, he and Christopher Green organised "Leger and Purist Paris" at the Tate Gallery. The following year, John joined the faculty of the Royal College of Art. He published the volume for the important Art in Context series on Marcel Duchamp's Bride Stripped Bare in 1973. He was appointed the Slade Professor of Fine Art, Cambridge University in 1978 and curated the landmark exhibition "Picasso: Painter/Sculptor" at the Tate in 1994.
As an artist, Golding had numerous one-man shows in prominent international galleries and museums, with his first solo show in London at Gallery One in 1962, and he also participated in many group exhibitions, including several international shows with his close friend, Op artist Bridget Riley. Golding was appointed a CBE in 1992 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994. In 1997 his masterpiece on abstract art, Paths to the Absolute, was published, as a result of the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts series that he gave at Princeton. Spanning abstraction across continents and decades, this overtly formalistic account of the prominence of abstraction in modern art remains a hugely influential account of artists' search for the 'absolute' through abstraction.
Golding exhibited extensively at home and abroad; his work is widely held in museum and gallery collections, for example: Tate, Scottish National Gallery, British Council, Ferens, Hunterian, Southampton, York, Fitzwilliam, Oxford, and MOMA. Golding died in April 2012.
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Anthony Caro / John Golding: In conversation
Piano Nobile Publications, 2018Stapled Spine, 12 pagesRead more
Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications
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John Golding
Ades, D.; Anfam, D.; Cowling, E.; Green, C. , 2017Hardback, 257 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ridinghouse
ISBN: 978 1 909932 38 8
Dimensions: 30 x 25.5 cm -
John Golding
Pure Colour Sensation David Anfam, 2017Softback, 63 pagesRead more
Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications
ISBN: 978-1-901192-47-6
Dimensions: 28 x 24 cm -
Aspects of Abstraction 1952-2007
Margaret Garlake, 2016Hardback, 80 pagesRead more
Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications
ISBN: 9781901192438
Dimensions: 28.8 x 24.6 x 1.3 cm -
John Golding
Finding the Absolute Dr Charlotte de Mille, 2015Spiral bound, 34 pagesRead more
Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications
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Thomas Newbolt
Finding Faces in the Dark Martin Gayford, 2012Paperback, 28 pagesRead more
Publisher: Piano Nobile / Robert Travers (2012)
ISBN: 1901192326
Dimensions: 20.3 x 21 x 0.5 cm
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Caro / Golding: In Conversation
British Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery 20 - 23 Sep 2018 Art FairPiano Nobile will present Caro/Golding: In Conversation in a designated exhibition space at the British Art Fair. The exhibition will align the work of close friends Anthony Caro (1924-2013) and...Read more -
British Art Fair 2018
Saatchi Gallery 20 - 23 Sep 2018 Art FairSTAND 16 Piano Nobile is delighted to be exhibiting at the British Art Fair, previously known as the 20/21 British Art Fair. The fair returns for its 30th Anniversary in...Read more -
Albert Irvin and John Golding
Celebrating 10 Years at Kings Place 4 Sep - 16 Dec 2018Piano Nobile presents Albert Irvin and John Golding: Celebrating 10 Years at Kings Place, an exhibition showcasing two of the most distinctive abstract painters active in Britain since...Read more -
John Golding
Pure Colour Sensation 20 Sep - 20 Oct 2017Following the recent display of works at The Arts Club, Dover street, Piano Nobile presents the full exhibition John Golding: Pure Colour Sensation. Although an acclaimed art historian, Golding considered...Read more -
John Golding: Pure Colour Sensation
The Arts Club, Dover Street 26 Apr - 9 Sep 2017Piano Nobile is delighted to present a solo exhibition by the respected artist and academic John Golding (1929-2012) at The Arts Club in Mayfair. Although an acclaimed art historian, Golding...Read more -
London Art Fair 2017
Stand 7 17 - 22 Jan 2017 Art FairPiano Nobile will be exhibition at the London Art Fair 2017 at the Business Design Centre in January. Showcasing Modern British art, Modern British painting and Modern British sculpture for sale.Read more -
Aspects of Abstraction
1952-2007 17 May - 23 Jun 2016 Piano NobilePiano Nobile presents a selection of Post-War abstract art for sale, Modern British art for sale, in Aspects of Post-War Abstraction exhibition.Read more -
ART15
Stand A19 20 - 23 May 2015 Art FairReturning for the third edition of the fair, Piano Nobile is pleased to be exhibiting at ART15. The fair will be held at Olympia in Kensington from Thursday 21 to...Read more -
London Art Fair
Stand 8 20 - 25 Jan 2015 Art FairPiano Nobile is exhibiting at the London Art Fair, Islington in January 2015.Read more -
John Golding: Finding the Absolute
Piano Nobile Kings Place, Kings Cross N1 9AG 7 Jan - 4 Apr 2015John Golding exhibition at Piano Nobile Kings PlaceRead more -
20/21 British Art Fair
Royal College of Art 10 - 14 Sep 2014 Art FairThe 20/21 British Art Fair is the only fair to specialise in British art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Held at the Royal College of Art, 'the spiritual home...Read more
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Anthony Caro and John Golding: In conversation curated by Piano Nobile
Nick Glass October 5, 2018Nick Glass has produced a film accompanying Caro/Golding: In Conversation , which was curated by Piano Nobile and held at the Saatchi Gallery for the...Read more -
David Anfam | Anthony Caro and John Golding
Saatchi Gallery September 20, 2018David Anfam will give a talk at Piano Nobile's exhibition, Caro/Golding: In Conversation, at the British Art Fair on Thursday 20 September, starting at 4.30pm....Read more -
John Golding: A Path to the Absolute
May 18, 2017FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION 22 MAY 2017, 6:30 - 8:30pm, doors open from 6pm. THE ARTS CLUB 40 Dover Street London W1S 4NP www.theartsclub.co.uk...Read more -
John Golding symposium at the Courtauld Institute
London October 29, 2015Gallery represented artist John Golding subject of symposium at the CourtauldRead more -
Piano Nobile Short Films Presents:
John Golding: Finding the Absolute February 24, 2015Piano Nobile short films presents John Golding: Finding the Absolute, Piano Nobile Kings Place's inaugural exhibitionRead more -
Apollo Magazine reviews John Golding: Finding the Absolute
Maggie Gray February 19, 2015Apollo Magazine reviews "John Golding: Finding the Absolute" exhibition at Piano Nobile Kings PlaceRead more