John Hilliard

born 1945

John Hilliard, ‘Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors)’ 1971
Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors) 1971
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Biography

John Hilliard, (born 1945) is an English conceptual artist. Hilliard's ongoing body of work addresses the specificity of photography as a medium: its uncertainty as a representational device and its status within the visual arts, especially in relation to painting, cinema and commercial photography.

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Artworks

John Hilliard, ‘Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors)’ 1971

John Hilliard Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors)

1971
T03116
John Hilliard, ‘Sixty Seconds of Light’ 1970

John Hilliard Sixty Seconds of Light

1970
P07233

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John Hilliard Across the Park

1972
T01732
John Hilliard, ‘‘Facade’ and ‘Flight of Happiness’’ 1982

John Hilliard ‘Facade’ and ‘Flight of Happiness’

1982
P77030
John Hilliard, ‘White Expanse’ 1974

John Hilliard White Expanse

1974
On display at Tate Modern part of Shape of Light T14512
John Hilliard, ‘Langdale Fell, Motion Frozen/Frozen Motion’ 1979

John Hilliard Langdale Fell, Motion Frozen/Frozen Motion

1979
T03079
John Hilliard, ‘Black Depths’ 1974

John Hilliard Black Depths

1974
On display at Tate Modern part of Shape of Light T14511
John Hilliard, ‘Seven Representations of White’ 1972

John Hilliard Seven Representations of White

1972
On display at Tate Modern part of Shape of Light P81609
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Film and audio
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John Hilliard: 'Everything comes down to time and light'

The conceptual artist's work explores the technical and sculptural nature of photography

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Bernard Cohen, ‘Floris’ 1964
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