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John Hilliard

John Hilliard

British, 1945

WA-00022738

Lancaster, UK

PhotographyConceptual ArtPhotography

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

6

Works in Collection

11

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ6239304

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Bookworks

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
LocationWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/45124
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/john-hilliard
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (6)

‘Facade’ and ‘Flight of Happiness’

‘Facade’ and ‘Flight of Happiness’

1982 · Photograph, colour, on paper and board

image: 407 x 699 mm image: 178 x 470 mm image: 165 x 470 mm

Langdale Fell, Motion Frozen/Frozen Motion

Langdale Fell, Motion Frozen/Frozen Motion

1979 · Photograph, black and white, on board and transfer lettering

unconfirmed: 746 x 1041 mm

Easing Herself Up...The Illness was not serious...As she lay there, not moving

Easing Herself Up...The Illness was not serious...As she lay there, not moving

1976 · Chromogenic prints, printed 2014

21 1/8 × 29 3/16" (53.7 × 74.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Depression. Jealousy. Aggression

Depression. Jealousy. Aggression

1975 · Chromogenic prints, printed 2014

21 1/8 × 29 3/16" (53.7 × 74.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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

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

1971 · 70 photographs, black and white, on card on Perspex

image: 2174 x 1832 mm (upper panel: 1075 x 1832 mm , bottom panel: 1075 x 1832 mm)

Sixty Seconds of Light

Sixty Seconds of Light

1970 · 12 photographs, black and white, on paper

image: 400 x 6001 mm

Artwork sources (2)

6 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

Tate
4 published4 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Langdale Fell, Motion Frozen/Frozen Motion
1979 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
‘Facade’ and ‘Flight of Happiness’
1982 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sixty Seconds of Light
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors)
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

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Artsy

Target (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements2

Conceptual Art Photography

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Bookworks

New York · 1977