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John Latham

John Latham

Artist

WA-00028096

Mixed MediaConceptual ArtContemporary

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

22

Works in Collection

29

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ6244080 ULAN500011384

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Information

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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The Object Transformed

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962–1963

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The Art of Assemblage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3404
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

John Latham was a British artist and theorist whose practice encompassed painting, sculpture, film, and performance, often incorporating books and text as primary materials. His work challenged conventional art-making through a conceptual approach that predated and influenced institutional critique and conceptual art movements of the 1960s and beyond. Operating across multiple disciplines and scales, Latham developed a distinctive methodology that treated art-making as a philosophical investigation rather than a craft-based discipline.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Mixed Media

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (22)

Presumed Level of Abstraction

Presumed Level of Abstraction

2004 · Photo-etching on paper

image: 803 x 598 mm support: 997 x 792 mm plate: 807 x 605 mm

Ben

2004 · Photo-etching on paper

image: 598 x 803 mm support: 792 x 997 mm plate: 605 x 807 mm

Flat Time I-IO

2004 · Photo-etching on paper

image: 598 x 803 mm support: 792 x 997 mm plate: 605 x 807 mm

Tadpole-Taffrail

Tadpole-Taffrail

2004 · Photo-etching on paper

image: 598 x 803 mm support: 792 x 997 mm plate: 605 x 807 mm

Boy-Girl

2004 · Photo-etching on paper

image: 803 x 598 mm support: 997 x 792 mm plate: 807 x 605 mm

Untitled for the Museum in Progress project Symposia: Art, Society and Media

1995 · Lithograph, offset printed

sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8" (47 x 31.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

God is Great (no. 2)

God is Great (no. 2)

1991 · Glass,10 hardbacked books, printed paper and silicone adhesive

object: 2450 x 1400 x 540 mm

Five Sisters Bing

Five Sisters Bing

object: 190 x 622 x 457 mm

Derelict Land Art: Five Sisters

Derelict Land Art: Five Sisters

1976 · Wood, photographs, glass jar and shale

object: 1219 x 1829 x 241 mm

Time Base Roller

Time Base Roller

1972 · Steel, canvas, acrylic paint, ink and motor

object: 1850 x 6370 x 660 mm

One-Second Drawing (17” 2002) (Time Signature 5:1)

One-Second Drawing (17” 2002) (Time Signature 5:1)

1972 · Acrylic and enamel on wood

object: 271 x 369 x 26 mm

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica

1971 · 16mm film (black and white, silent)

Museum of Modern Art

Art and Culture

Art and Culture

1966 · Leather case containing book, letters, photostats, and labeled vials filled with soot and burned paper

3 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 10" (7.9 x 28.2 x 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

P(n)2:3/12

1963 · Acrylic paint on canvas

support: 1530 x 2140 mm

Full Stop

1961 · Acrylic paint on canvas

support: 3015 x 2580 x 40 mm

Observer IV

1960 · Plaster, resin, books, wire, metal and spray paint on canvas and board

object: 2440 x 1830 x 380 mm

1960 · Books, plaster and metal on canvas

object: 1600 x 1981 x 228 mm

Belief System

1959 · Books, plaster, metal, light bulb and paint on canvas on board

displayed: 1225 x 965 x 280 mm

Burial of Count Orgaz

Burial of Count Orgaz

1958 · Canvas, plaster, spoon, sponge, books, bottle, gas light fitting, gas pipes and other materials

object: 1219 x 914 x 216 mm

1958 · Hessian-covered door, with books, scrap metals, various paints, plaster, and cement

8' 4 1/2" x 46" x 12 1/2" (255.2 x 116.8 x 31.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man Caught Up with a Yellow Object

Man Caught Up with a Yellow Object

1954 · Oil paint and commercial emulsion paint on hardboard

support: 1221 x 977 mm frame: 1345 x 1107 x 67 mm

1921 · Wood engraving

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

22 published of 27 catalogued · 21 with image

Tate
17 published17 img
MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Film Star
1960 · Tate · 1 prov
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Observer IV
1960 · Tate · 1 prov
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P(n)2:3/12
1963 · Tate · 1 prov
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Burial of Count Orgaz
1958 · Tate · 1 prov
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Presumed Level of Abstraction
2004 · Tate · 1 prov
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Five Sisters Bing
1976 · Tate · 1 prov
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Flat Time I-IO
2004 · Tate · 1 prov
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Tadpole-Taffrail
2004 · Tate · 1 prov
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Man Caught Up with a Yellow Object
1954 · Tate · 1 prov
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Boy-Girl
2004 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Target (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements2

Conceptual Art Contemporary

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate