John Gibbons
Bibliography
2024
Mosaic Digest,
Interview: Echoes of Steel – An Artistic Exploration with John Gibbons.
https://mosaicdigest.com/echoes-of-steel-an-artistic-exploration-with-john-gibbons/
2019
Aidan Dunne
Larry Poons and John Gibbons: An unusual pairing that works.
The master of American modern painting and sculptor have little in common, except spirit.
‘Surface & Light: John Gibbons and Larry Poons’, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, The Irish Times, 21st. May, 2019.
John P O’Sullivan
‘Surface & Light’, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, The Sunday Times, 19th. May, 2019.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2208840139170015&set=a.841387879248588&type=3&theater
Karen Wilkin
IRISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS: JOHN GIBBONS AND LARRY POONS
Catalogue introduction:
Surface & Light: John Gibbons and Larry Poons, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin.
https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/8148526/0b9ae1cd941dabba7b223050bd6d17ea0746ff5a
2018
Brian McAvera
‘Doing Is Thinking’
A conversation with John Gibbons
Sculpture, November 2018 Vol. 37 No. 9.
PP 46 - 51.
2017
Luke Naessens
Icons for Moderns
‘John Gibbons: The Messengers’, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland,
Irish Arts Review, Summer, (June – August 2017) Volume 34, No 2, pp 248 - 251.
John P O’Sullivan
Art: Our Choice ‘John Gibbons: The Messengers’, Hillsboro Fine Art,Dublin, Ireland. The Sunday Times, May 28th. 2017, Review.
2016
Brian McAvera
‘The RUA Annual 2016’, Ulster Museum, Belfast, Irish Arts Review Winter (December 2016 - February 2017), volume 33 number 4, pp 452.
John P O’Sullivan
‘Two Birds/One Stone’, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, The Sunday Times, 3rd. July 2016
Aidan Dunne
‘Two Birds/One Stone’, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Irish Times, June 28th. 2016
Carissa Farrell
'Two Birds/One Stone', Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Irish Arts Review, Summer, (June - August 2016) Volume 33, No 2, PP 226 - 229.
2015
Making It: Sculpture in Britain, 1977 - 1986
Curated by Natalie Rudd and Jon Wood.Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park: 2015,Mead Gallery, University of Warwick: 2015,Edinburgh Art Centre: 2016
Published in 2015 by Hayward Publishing, Southbank Centre, London.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk PP 10,15,72,73,135. ISBN 978 1 85332 329 4
Alexander Glover
Construction Industry: Contemporary Assemblage, Construction and Relief, APT Gallery, London. Studio International, 01/09/2015
2014
Rod Mengham
Review of ‘Art and Architecture of Ireland',
'Sculpture 1600 - 2000,Volume III’, Paula Murphy (editor), Irish Arts Review, Books, Winter,(November 2014 – February 2015) Volume 31, No 4, pp137.
Art and Architecture of Ireland, (in five volumes), General Editor: Andrew Carpenter,
Volume III, Sculpture 1600 - 2000, Editor: Paula Murphy Published for the Royal Irish Academy and The Paul Mellon Centre by Yale University Press, Dublin, New Haven, London.
PP 137 - 139 Text: ‘John Gibbons’ by Jon Wood,
PP 500 - 501, Text: ‘Portrait Sculpture’ by Paula Murphy
ISBN: 978-0-300-17921-7 (V.3)
Aidan Dunne
GIBBONS/WALKER/WARREN, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland. Irish Times, September 9th. 2014.
Rod Mengham
‘The Understory’, Corrupt Press, ISBN:979-10-90394-47-6, PP 9,
Front & Back covers. http://www.corruptpress.net
Irish Arts Review, Autumn, (September - November 2014) Vol. 31. No 3, Exhibitions, Dublin, Three Sculptors, PP24
Irish Arts Review, Summer ( June - August 2014) PP 34.
2012
Rod Mengham
‘Five Portraits for John Gibbons’ , Bell Book, Wide Range Chapbooks, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, Series Editor: John Kinsella.
2011
Karen Wilkin
Feature, ‘John Gibbons Abstraction and Being Human’, Sculpture, November 2011, Vol. 30 No. 9, PP 36 – 41.
http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag11/nov_11/nov11_features3.shtml
Rod Mengham
Rod Mengham prose poems, ‘Five Portraits for John Gibbons’, Blackbox Manifold, Issue 6 (March 2011). ‘John Gibbons Portraits’, National Portrait Gallery, London.
http://www.manifold.group.shef.ac.uk/issue6/RodMengham6.html
Della Gooden
http://www.artreview.com/photo/album/show?id=1474022%3AAlbum%3A1338226&xg_source=activity
ArtRabbit
http://www.artrabbit.com/uk/events/event/24176/on_the_floor_john_gibbons_and_nathaniel_rackowe
2010
Paul Moorhouse
Text, ‘Listen with your eyes – The sculpture of John Gibbons’, ‘John Gibbons Light/Listen’, Selected Sculpture 1991-2010, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland. PP 5-10.
ISBN: 978-0-9564950-0-6
Rod Mengham
‘In Conversation … The artist in conversation with Rod Mengham’, ‘John Gibbons Light/Listen’, Selected Sculpture 1991-2010, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland. PP 13-19.
ISBN: 978-0-9564950-0-6
Aidan Dunne
‘Surface where inside and outside meet’, review of ‘John Gibbons Light/Listen’, Selected Sculpture 1991-2010, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Irish Times, March 24th. 2010.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/0324/1224266929221.html
Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh
TV interview, TG4, Imeall, 23.30, 21st. April 2010, ‘John Gibbons Light/Listen’, Selected Sculpture 1991-2010, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin.
http://live.tg4.ie/main.aspx?content=77339421697
Mary Read
‘John Gibbons: Bringing Abstraction to a Head’, Review: ‘John Gibbons Portraits’, National Portrait Gallery, London, Canadian Art, 29th. April, 2010.
Aidan Dunne
‘Light/Listen’, review of ‘John Gibbons Light/Listen’, Selected Sculpture 1991-2010, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, The Ticket, Irish Times, March 19th. 2010.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/0319/1224266559012.html
2009
Brian Mc Avera
Review of catalogue, ‘Mapping Form: Drawing & Sculpture’, Irish Arts Review, Catalogues, Winter, (November 2009 – Febuary2010), pp140.
Rod Mengham
Text, ‘Feeling For Tremors: The Drawings Of John Gibbons’, ‘John Gibbons The Mayo Drawings’, Jesus College, Cambridge.
Nancy Ireson
‘Sculpture in the face of Convention”, Review: ‘John Gibbons Portraits’, National Portrait Gallery, London, Irish Arts Review, Winter (November 2009 – Febuary2010), pp72 – 75.
Paul Moorhouse
'John Gibbons Portraits', National Portrait Gallery, London, Face to Face, Authumn 2009
Deirdre Falvey
‘Eight Irish artists are elected to Aosdána’, Irish Times, Thursday, May 7th, 2009, pp3
Allison Bray
‘Award-winning writer is elected to elite arts body’, Irish Independent, Thursday, May 7th, 2009, pp 4
Rod Mengham
Catalogue Interview: ‘Mapping Form Drawing & Sculpture’, Macroom Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland, 7 images reproduced.ISBN 978-0-9556528-1-3
0-9556528-1-2
Patrick T. Murphy
‘Drawing on Sculpture’, Review: ‘Mapping Form Drawing & Sculpture’, Macroom Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland, Irish Arts Review, Summer 2009, 25th. Anniversary Edition, pp 74 – 75.
Gemma Tipton
‘Work on paper adds extra dimension to sculptural shapes’, Review: ‘Mapping Form Drawing & Sculpture’, Macroom Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland, The Irish Times, The Arts, Friday, July 17, 2009, pp16.
Marc O’Sullivan
‘Four artists very much on form’, Review: ‘Mapping ForDrawing & Sculpture’, Macroom Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork,Ireland, Irish Examiner, Arts, Wednesday, July 22, 2009, pp16.
2007
Sara Newman & Arifa Akbar
‘Art and Agnosticism’, Review, ‘Light’, Winchester Cathedral, The Independent, Thursday, 3rd.May, 2007, pp 16 &17.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2504633.ece
Charlotte Higgins
‘Memento Mori’, Review, ‘Light’, Winchester Cathedral, The Guardian, Thursday, 3rd.May, 2007, pp13.
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2070933,00.html
Andrew Mead
Review, ‘Light’, Winchester Cathedral, Critics Choice, The Architects Journal, 26.04.07, pp 49.
The Guardian
‘Rummage – Sculptors’ Drawing’, The Winchester Gallery, Winchester, The Guardian Guide, Exhibition Listings (South), Saturday, 5th & 12th. May 2007.
Paul Bayley
Review ‘Light’, Winchester Cathedral, Art and Christianity 51, July, 2007, pp9 & 10.
ISSN 1746-6229
Rod Mengham
Catalogue Text: ‘Light’: A Total Installation’,pp 3-5,‘Light’, Winchester Cathedral, 2007, pp12, 1 image reproduced, pp 7.
ISBN 978-0-903346-37-5.
Stephanie Cripps, Amy Puttman, James Tregaskes & Kate Simms
Catalogue Text: Cass Sculpture Foundation 2004-2007, pp 80,137 &138, 1 Image reproduced, pp 81. ISBN 978-0 -9537794-5-1
Rod Mengham
Catalogue Text: ‘Sculpture in the Close 2007’, Jesus College, Cambridge, pp 9, 2 Images reproduced, pp 8 &10.
ISBN 0 9529665 4 9.
http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/news/sculpture
2006
Pilar Dolz
‘John Gibbons: Emocions Cosificades’, Review, John Gibbons, Canem Galeria, Castello, Spain, Bonart, num. 85, Nov. 2006, pp 43.
Antonio Gasco
‘Macrocosmos y microcosmos’, Review, John Gibbons, Canes Galeria, Levante el Mercantile Valenciano, 3rd. Nov. 2006, pp 7.
Tom Phillips
Catalogue Introduction: ‘Royal Academy Illustrated 2006’, 6-19, 1 imaged reproduced, pp 29.
2005
Anna Elliott
Pamphlet Text, ‘North, South, East and West, John Gibbons: New Work’, Sculpture in the Workplace, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London.
Guy Portelli
Editor:‘Modern British Sculpture’, published in the USA by Schiffer Publications Ltd, text, ‘From Form To Metaphor: John Gibbons’ Sculpture’, by Paul Moorhouse, pp 199,first published in ‘John Gibbons, Form & Content’, Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, 1996. ISBN 0 907074 62, 7 Images reproduced, pp 198 – 200.ISBN: 0-7643-2111-0
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed for BBC4; ‘Sir Anthony Caro talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon’, Anthony Caro,Tate Retrospective, Tuesday 25th January 2005, 19 – 19.30 hrs.
Robert Heller
Catalogue Text, ‘Angela Flowers Gallery, 35th Anniversary Exhibition’, 2005, pp 5, 26 & 27,
ISBN 1 902945 49 2.
Debra Killalea
‘North, South, East and West, John Gibbons: New Work,’ The Wharf, 27th January 2005, pp
Andrew Mead
Review, ‘John Gibbons: New Work,’ Canary Wharf, The Architects Journal, 17 | 02 | 05, 2005, pp 52.
Lizzy Le Quesne Review, ‘John Gibbons: New Work’, Canary Wharf, Restate: Private View, State of Art, Summer 2005, pp21.
http://discreet-uk.com/state-of-art/ISSUE%20ONE/gibbons.html
Karen Wilkin
Review, ‘John Gibbons: New Work’, Canary Wharf: At the Galleries In Winter, The Hudson Review, Vol. LVIII, Number 1, Spring 2005, pp118 & 119.
Rod Mengham
Catalogue text, ‘Sculpture in the Close 2005’, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, pp. 6&7, ISBN 0 9529665 2 2.
Andrew Mead
Review, ‘Sculpture in the Close 2005’, Critics Choice, The Architects Journal, 21.07.0
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith
Catalogue text, ‘John Gibbons and Charles Tyrrell: A Dialogue’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin,
ISBN 0-9551415-0-8.
Aidan Dunne
‘Keeping pace in a shared space’, Review, ‘John Gibbons Charles Tyrrell’ , Taylor Galleries,
Dublin, The Irish Times, Wednesday, 5th. Oct. 2005, pp 14.
Natalie Rudd
Report: ‘Sculpture in the Age of Aquarius: 1970s Sculpture in the Arts Councils Collection’, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Henry Moore Institute, Newsletter February/March 2006, Issue No 64.
Antonio Gasco
‘El objeto se vuelve signo’, Review, ‘Made in UK’, Galleria Canem, Castello, Spain, Diario
Levante E.M.V. 18th.Nov. 2005, pp 6.
2004
Karen Wilkin
‘The Body Disembodied: New Directions in Modernist Sculpture’, Review, Sculpture,
October 2004, vol 23 no 8, pp 38-43.
Ann Elliott
Catalogue text: ‘Tom Bendham: Collector’, Contemporary Art Society Exhibition, Ben Uri
Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art, London – pp 11, 12 & 36.
Tim Marlow
‘Symphony in Steel’, RA Magazine, Winter
www.ramagazine.org.uk/index.php?pid=178
2003
Susan-Marie Best
‘Thinking Big,’ Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy, Frieze, Issue 74, April 2003,
pp 100.
Jessica Lack
‘John Gibbons’, Preview; exhibitions: The Guide Saturday 21st June – 27th June 2003, pp 35, The Guardian 21st June 2003.
Matthew Cheeseman
‘The Post-Industrial Landscape,’ catalogue text pp 20, 25, The Czech Museum of Fine Arts
Lizzy Le Quesne
Post-Industrial Prophets, six artists find a terrible beauty in the modern world, The Prague Post, www.praguepost.com, November6th.
Alan Windsor
Editor, British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century, pp 76, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1 85928 4566
Mary Reid
New Directions in Modernist Sculpture, ArtCity Magazine, Fall 2003 pp 14, 15
Reflex
'Post Industrial Landscape', Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague, 2nd October 2003, pp 52.
Art and Antiques
'Post Industrial Landscape', review pp 96, October 2003, www.cmvu.cz.
Jiri Machalicky
'Industrial Landscape in Work of English Artists', review of 'Post Industrial Landscapes', Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague, Lidove Noviny, Prague, 16th October 2003.
Lidov Noviny
‘Post Industrial Landscape’, Prague, 16th October 2003.
Profit
'Post Industrial Landscape', Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague, 6th October 2003.
Anne Lemhöfe
'Revealing Broken Beauty,' review, Post Industrial Landscape, Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague Zeitung, 16th October 2003.
Magdalena Cechlovska
'Sad Landscape with Types,' review 'Post Industrial Landscape' Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague, Hospodarske Noviny 23rd October 2003, www.ihned.cz/cechlovska.
Kvety
'The Beauty and Ugliness of Civilization', Post Industrial Landscape', Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague, 23rd October ', 2003.
Richard Drury
'Post Industrial Landscape', review Atelier issue 23, October 2003, Prague, pp 5.
Radan Wagner
'Post Industrial Landscape', review Time In, November 2003, Prague.
Xantypa
'Post Industrial Landscape,' review 7th November 2003, Prague.
Ceskobudejovicke Listy
'Western Artists Engage with Major Themes in Prague,' review 25th November 2003.
Lidove Novin
'Post Industrial Landscape,' 4th October 2003, Prague
2002
Ann Elliot
A Vision for Twenty-First Century British Sculpture. Pp. 136- 139, 354, 355, Sculpture at Goodwood, ISBN 0-9537794-2-4
Rod Mengham
'British Sculpture: – An Open Book' – catalogue Introduction 'Thinking Big Concepts for Twenty-First Century British Sculpture' 'Peggy Guggenheim Collection', Venice, Italy. Pp. 04, 23 (5 pages) ISBN 0-9537794-3-2
The Frame
“ Thinking Big”
Film, Meridian Broadcasting Ltd, Narrated by Tim Marlow.
Lynn Mac Ritchie
Best of the British, Financial Times, September 28, 2002.
http://search.ft.com/nonFtArticle?id=020928001814
Sally O'Reilly
Time Out reviews, October 9-16, pp. 59 Review of 'East Two' Flowers East Gallery.
John Logan
Catalogue Text, New Additions 2002, Bourn Vincent Gallery, The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland, pp 5, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Piri Halas
'Modernist Sculpture: Into the Light,' NYARTS 2002, nyartsmagazine.com/65/p….
2001
Mumbai Newshine
'Insideout,' Art Beat, Wednesday 14th February 2001 pp. 7
Kushairani Gulab
'Raw Power' Bombay Times, Times of India, Tuesday, 20th,,February, 2001, pp. 9
British Council
Working with Steel, British Council Newsletter, March 2001, Mumbi, pp.3
Bhakti Chuganee
'Artworks in Steel,' Business India, 5th - 18th March 2001, pp. 175-176
Sonali Velinker
'Steel Life,' Midday, Wednesday 7th March 2001, pp. 2
Nandini Raghavendra
'Getting the Coporates Bitten by the Art Bug,' Economic Times, Sunday 11th March 2001
The Sunday Times of India
'The Review', 11th March 2001
Natasha Israni
'Factory Produce,' Metroscape, 14th March 2001
Nisha Sharda
'Steel the Show,' The Asian Age, 14th March 2001
Nisha Jamwal
'A Steel of a Show,' Mumbai NewsLine, Wednesday 21st March
Patrick J. Bracken & Patrick O'Sullivan
The Invisibility of Irish Migrants in British Health Research, Irish Studies Review, Vol 9, No 1, 2001 ISSN, 0967-0882 print/1469-9303 online/01/010041-11© 2001 Taylor and Francis Ltd. Vol: 10.1080/09670880020032681, pp.43, 45
Charlie Ayres
Previews, Art Review Magazine 2001 Vol LIII pp. 28, 29 'John Gibbons,' Flowers Central
Meher Pestonji
When a Steel Plant Becomes a Studio, Art India Vol 6 Issue 2, Quarter 2, 2001, pp82, 83
Jasmine Shah Varna
N.G.M.A's 'Ideas and Images' The list midday, 14th August pp. 3
Bhishan Mansukham
'Who Owns Nariman Point Ramp and Lands End?' Bombay Times
Yogesh Naik
'Do you want this at Nariman Point?' Midday, 3rd October 2001 pp. 10
Ranjit Hoskote
'Steel Works,' catalogue introduction, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India.
Ranjit Hoskote
Four weeks in a factory, 'Steelworks', The Hindu, Magazine, Sunday, Nov, 18, 2001, www.hindu.com
2000
Zuleika Dobson
'Sculpture and the Divine,' Exhibition guide, Winchester Cathedral 2000
David Coombs
'Sculpture and the Divine' Art Newsletter on line,www.artnewsletter.com pp4
Hampshire Chronicle
Divine Setting for Sculpture, ' Sculpture and the Divine'Winchester Cathedral 28th July 2000
Andrew White
'It's just simply divine', ' Sculpture and the Divine' Winchester Cathedral, The Daily Echo July 21st 2000
Charlotte Smith
'Sculpture so divine in Cathedral setting' , ' Sculpture and the Divine', Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire Cathedral Aug 11th, 2000
Vera Ryan
The Cork Examiner, 11th July 2000, profile, JOHN GIBBONS ' A sculptor who give steel a huge breath of fresh air '
Brian Mc Avera
Sculpture, Sept.2000 vol 19 no. 7 pp73,74. review , '0044' Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
Mark Ewart
Circa 93 Autumn 2000 , pp 45,46 review , '0044' Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork
Vera Ryan
Millennium Art and Christianity exhibition, West Cork Art Centre, catalogue text pp4
Aidan Dunne
The Irish Times, Art 2000, preview 0044 Jan 8th 2000. pp5
Aidan Dunne
The Irish Times, 'No National Identity, please. We're Irish' Review 0044 at Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, Feb 9th 2000
Robert Clark
The Guardian, ' Home thoughts from abroad', Review of 0044, Ormeau Baths Gallery Belfast, The Guide, Feb 12-18.pp32
William Packer
Financial Times, ' A Bouquet of Artists ', Angelas Flowers' choice and 30th Anniversary exhibition, Flowers East, Feb 12 Weekend FT,VII
Dr. Judith Collins
Catalogue introduction , 'Sculpture, an Abbey and a Cathedral', Pp 8,9 and 17. ISBN 1861740859
Richard Cork
The Times, Times 2 Arts, June 5, 2000, pp24, 'The ancient stones of Gloucester Cathedral are hosting a show of modern sculpture : Review of 'Sculpture, an Abbey and a Cathedral' at Gloucester Cathedral.
Tate Facts
Simon Wilson, Editor: Tate Gallery Publishing LTD, pp 13 , 2000, ISBN 185437348x, (Set of two books)
Ann Elliot
Sculpture at Goodwood, British contemporary Sculpture 00/01 pp. 58,59,103 ISBN 0953779408
Talking Sculpture
Sculpture at Goodwood, 2000, pp6 -www.sculpture.org.uk-
1999
Aldernan Jim Corr / Pat Magner
0044, Preface and Acknowledgement, pp6 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork ISBN 0946 846243
Peter Murray
Catalogue Introduction, '0044', pp 12,13. PSI, New York; Albright – Knox Gallery Buffalo N.Y. U.S.A ; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland. ISBN 0946846243
Vera Ryan
Catalogue Text '0044' PSI New York; Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Ormeau Baths Gallery Belfast; Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, pp 64,65,68,69 ISBN 0946846243.
Dawn Fulcher
Previews '0044', PSI, New York, Contemporary Visual Arts issue 23, 1999 pp. 79-80
Richard Huntington
Review of '0044', Albright - Knox Gallery, 'The Clouds roll in' the Buffalo News, 3rd Oct '99
Karen Wilkin
Review of '0044', PSI ,New York, At the Galleries, Partison Review 4, 1999 pp 650-651
William V,Ganis
Review of '0044', Contemporary Visual Arts issue 25 pp 68-69
Aidan Dunne
'From the Hand', John Gibbons , Taylor Galleries Dublin The Irish Times 27th Oct 1999 pp 12
Images of a Lifetime
'Modern Painters' : winter '99 pp 28
Ann Elliott
Sculpture at Goodwood, British Contemporary Sculpture 99/00 Pp 58-59-107 ISBN 0952523396
Karen Wilkin
Catalogue text, 'The Sculptures of John Gibbons', 'Being' Nograd History Museum, Salgotarjan Andre Hovarth Gallery, Balassagyarmat, Hungary
'Body and Soul', Flowers East, London, 'From the Hand', Taylor Galleries, Dublin p 3-8, 17-22. ISBN 1873362994
Gautier Deblonde
Publication: 'Artists', photographs by Gautier Deblonde, text by Mel Gooding, Tate Publishing, ISBN 1854372912.
On the Ground
Art Bulletin, June/July '99 , pp 13
Nograd Hirlap
John Gibbons, 18th Feb '99 , pp 3, Being, Nogrod History Museum, Salgotarjan, Hungary
Nograd Hirlap
John Gibbons, 19th Feb '99 , pp 1, Being, Nogrod History Museum, Salgotarjan, Hungary
1998
Lord Alexander of Weedon
Forward 'John Gibbons the Small Sculptures 1981–1998, 'LothburyGallery, London pp5 ISBN 0953 07162x
Paul Moorhouse
'Intimation and Intimacy': John Gibbons' Sculpture, catalogue text, p.p.6-9. John Gibbons, The Small Sculptures 1981 - 1998, Lothbury Gallery, London. ISBN 095307162X
Norah Norton
Foreward 'John Gibbons, Signs of Passage,' Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin pp1 ISBN 0951914 642
Vera Ryan
'Signs of passage', catalogue text, p.p.5,6,15. John Gibbons, 'Signs of Passage', Temple Bar gallery, Dublin. ISBN 0951914642
Luke Clancy
The Irish Times, 11th April, p.p.11, 1998, 'Enigmatic Ploy of Realism', review of 'Signs of Passage', Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Aefa Mulholland
Temple Bar Review, p.p.11, issue 21, April 1998, review of 'Signs of Passage', Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Temple Bar Review
Galleries, John Gibbons, 'Signs of Passage', p.p.11, issue 21, April 1998
Review Listings, Jeni Baker
Sculptors' Society of Ireland, newsletter, May/June, 1998, John Gibbons, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Aidan Dunne
The Tribune Magazine, 29th March, p.p.16, 1998, art review, John Gibbons, 'Signs of Passage'
Karine Guerin
The Big Issues, issue 92, April 15th, p.p.56, 1998, 'The Bare Bones'
The Event Guide
Events Nationwide. 1-14 Apr. 1998, 'Signs of Passage', Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Temple Bar
Arts and entertainment, Issue no.6 Apr/May 1998. Calendar April, May
The Irish Times
Reviews, April 15th 1998
Aidan Dunne
The Irish Times, Visual Arts, Aug 19th 1998. 25 Years of Kilkenny, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
Mebh Ruane
Cat Introduction. Kilkenny Arts Week, Butler Gallery 1998, 25 years of Arts week, The Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
David Buckmam
The Dictionary of Artist in Britain since 1945, pp45, Art Dictionaries Limited, ISBN 0 953260 9 09
1997
Michael Harrison
Preface 'John Gibbons Form and Content,' Kettles Yard, University of Cambridge, pp3 ISBN 0907074 626
Paul Moorhouse
'From Form to Metaphor' Catalogue Text 'John Gibbons. Form and Content', Kettles Yard, University of Cambridge. 'Form and Metaphor'. The Whitworth Art Gallery, Kettles Yard and Flowers East. p.p. 5 - 23 ISBN 0907074626
Tim Hilton
Independent on Sunday, Art 2nd Feb 97, 'Form and Metaphor'. Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. pp14
Tim Hilton
Independent on Sunday. Recommended The Five Best Exhibitions: John Gibbons 'Form and Metaphor' Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester. 9th Feb - 20th April
Tim Marlow
Kaleidoscope, May 2nd 1997 - 4.05pm radio interview and review with Richard Cork, Form and Metaphor, Kettles Yard Cambridge, 10 min approx.
Art Review
New Shows, mag 97 p.p.21., 'Form and Metaphor'. Kettles Yard, Cambridge
Karen Wright
Gallery, Modern Painters, Spring 97 p.p.105. The Whitworth Art Gallery, Kettles Yard, Cambridge
Andrew Mead
The Architects Journal, 29th May 97 p.p.53. Review, John Gibbons 'Form and Metaphor'. Kettles Yard, Cambridge
1996
Who's Who in Art
1996, pp 187, ISBN 0900083166
Aidan Dunne
Catalogue text. 'From Night to Day', Butler Gallery, The Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland. p.p. 2 - 4
Brian Fallon
The Irish Times, Aug 17th 1996. Visual Arts
Aidan Dunne
The Sunday Tribune, The Tribune Magazine, Aug 18th 1996. Review; 'From Night to Day'
Ciara Ferguson
Sunday Independent Aug 18th 1996 Review, 'From Night to Day'
Brian Fallon
The Irish Times, Aug 21st 1996 p.p.6 Review: 'From Night to Day'
Mebh Ruane
The Sunday Times, Culture Ireland 25th Aug 1996 Review: 'From Night to Day'
Samuel Walsh
Circa Winter 1996. Review; John Gibbons, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland. p.p.54
Aidan Dunne
15 Visual Art Highlights, The Sunday Tribune, The Tribune Mag 22nd December 1996 p.p. 31, 'From Night to Day'
1995
Peter Murray
'A Tribute to John Burke' catalogue introduction 'Irish Steel', Modern Arts Centre Sligo 1995. pp 6 - 11. ISBN 0946641595
Mark Ewart
John Gibbons, catalogue text 'Irish Steel' 1995 p.p. 36 - 37. ISBN 0946641595
Con Lynch
IrishSteel, Foreward, pp5, Gordon Books, Model Arts Centre 1995 ISBN 0946641595
Brian Fallon
The Irish Times, 27th May 1995, 'Sculpture given the Freedom of Space'. A Review of 'Irish Steel', Modern Art Centre, Sligo, Ireland
Tim Hilton
The Independent on Sunday, 13th August 1995. pp. 18 'Abstract Expressions' A Review of British Abstract Sculpture, Flowers East
Martin Gayford
The Daily Telegraph. 16th August 1995 'The Subject is Anything', A Review of British Abstract Art Part 2, Sculpture, Flowers East
Angela Mehegan
Circa. No 73 Autumn 1995, Review Irish Steel Sligo, pp.49-50
Aidan Dunne
The Tribune Magazine, 27th August 1995 review, 'Aura' Lavit Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Monica Omescu
Luceafarul, no 37 (246) 25th Oct. 1995. p.p. 19. Din Seminarul de sculptura catalitica, Bucurest, Romania
Carmen Barbulescu
Tele 7 ABC, 'Salomul Arteln' 8th Oct. 1995, Interview
Aidan Dunne
The Tribune Magazine, 31st Dec 1995, Visual Arts, Previews, 1996
Paul Bonaventura
Untitled, No. 9, Winter 1995, p.p. 5, The Alternative British Art Show; Four Views
Edward Lucie-Smith
'Artoday', New British Sculpture, pp 288-291 Phaidon ISBN 0714832014
1994
Tim Hilton
The Independent on Sunday. 27th Feb 1994 p.p.24 'On the Building Site of the Soul'. Review Flowers East Show
Andrew Mead
The Architects' Journal, 9th March 1994, p.p. 56, Update, Diary. Flowers East Show
James Hall
Abstracted Brits'. Guardian August 8th 1994, p.p. 677 Review - Lead and Follow. Atlantis Gallery, London
Tim Hilton
The Independent on Sunday. 18th December 1994 p.p.19 'Artist of the Year'
1992
Tim Hilton
The Guardian. Review; 'Flowers in Summer Bloom'. Thursday August 27th, 1992 Show: Artists Choice at Flowers East. London
Charles Hall
The Guardian, 'Highlights of the Week' John Gibbons. Angela Flowers Gallery at London Fields. London. Oct.17th 1992 p.p.8
Tim Hilton
London Review of Books. Vol. 14 No. 22, 19th Nov. 1992 p.p.21 Diary
Tim Hilton
The Independent on Sunday. 27th December 1992 p.p.20 'Artist of the Year'
1991
Journal of Art
pp 86, 'Basel Fair to Test the Market'
1990
Tim Marlow
Introduction to catalogue, Flowers East Gallery, London,ISBN 1873362005
Tim Hilton
The Guardian, 17thOct 'Critics Choice', Flowers East Gallery, London
Tim Hilton
The Guardian, 24th Oct, 'Hammering Faith into Art', Flowers East
Maggie Jamieson
City Limits, Nov 8th - 15th, 475, pp 73-75, Review - Flowers East
Robert MacDonald
Time Out, Nov 14th - 21st, 1056, pp 31, Review - Flowers East
Mary Rose Beaumont
Galleries, Nov, pp18, 'Possible Worlds' Review - Flowers East
1988
The Arts Council Collection, Acquisition 1984-88,
pp32 Arts Council of Great Britain, The South Bank Centre ISBN 185332 0498
1987
Desmond Mac Avock
Irish Times, 6th Jan, 'Sculptor in Steel'
Peter Davies
Arts Review, February, pp 118, John Gibbons - Mali Morris, Woodlands Gallery
Karen Wilkin
Update, 4th Issue, pp 16, 'Insight', Art Triangle, Barcelona.
Teresa Blanch
Catalogue Introduction. Art Triangle Barcelona 1987, pp 180. ISBN 8476092105
Karen Wilkin
Catalogue Introduction. Art Triangle Barcelona 1987, pp 182 SBN 8476092105
Tim Hilton
The Guardian 7th March, 'The Style Council', Review, 'Now for the Future', Hayward Gallery
1986
Michael Harrison
'Temples of the Spirit', Catalogue text John Gibbons. Sculpture 1981 - 86, Serpentine Gallery London. ISBN 0728704935.
Vera Ryan
Introductio, C.A.N. '85, Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Peter Davies
Arts Review, March, pp 132-3, Serpentine Gallery, London
Sarah Kent
Time Out, No. 814, pp 38, Serpentine Gallery, London
Peter Davies
Art & Artists "Abstract Art in Britain Today", pp 18-21.
Update
Update, Vol.7, No.4, pp 16, In Review, Sculpture by Invitation
Valentine Tatransky
Catalogue Introduction, Hardingham Sculpture Workshop,Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
Tim Hilton
Catalogue Introduction, John Gibbons/Mali Morris, Woodlands Art Gallery, London, 1986
Heather Waddell
Art News, Dec, pp 126-128,'The Irish Scene'
Kenworth W. Moffett
'Abstract Art The Present Situation', Moffett's Artler, Special Supplement #1, March, 1986
1985
Terry Fenton
Update, Vol.6, No.5, pp21, 'Medicine Hat Sculpture Symposium'
Peter Davies
Introduction 'Cornish and Contemporary', Worcester Museum and Art Gallery.
Alex Phillips
Review, 'Cornish and Contemporary', Worcester Museum and Art Gallery, Arts Review, pp 603-604, 22 Nov.
1984
Art Monthly
Triangle Workshop - A Discussion between Anthony Caro, Martin, Mali Morris, John Gibbons and David Koloane No. 74 pp6
Terry Fenton
Update,Vol.5, No.5, 1984, London's "Sculpture Events", Review of Panel discussion at R.C.A.
Russell Bingham
Update, Vol.6, No.4, pp5, "84 Acquisitions"
1983
Stuart Morgan
Text: ‘Fathers and Sons’, ‘Why Sculpture part 1, west Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham, Surrey.
1982
Roderic Knowles
Contemporary Irish Art, Wolfhound Press ISBN 0-86327-001-8, pp 142
Geoff Rigden
Introduction to catalogue, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
Iain Biggs
Artscribe, "Why Sculpture - part 1" No.41, pp 51
1980
Frances Spalding
Arts Review, Sculpture, Works on Paper, Vol. XXXII, No.7 pp177, Nicola Jacobs Gallery
Kathy Halbreich
Introduction to catalogue, 'The Material Object', Hayden Gallery, Boston, USA
1979
Arts Council Collection
Illustrated purchases for the Arts Council of Great Britain, collected Between 1942 – 1978, pp104, Arts Council of Great Britain ISBN 07287 02126
John McLean
Introduction to catalogue, Project Art Gallery, Dublin
Liz Lydiate
"Style in the Seventies" catalogue introduction, ISBN 03092151
1978
Terence Maloon
Artscribe, Review of Spring Show 1, Serpentine Gallery, No.11, pp56
Allan Davies
Art Monthly, Review of Spring Show 1, Serpentine Gallery , No.15, pp29
Neil Hanson
The Guardian, "New Sculpture: Three Shows", Ikon Galle, Birmingham
Richard Stokes
Introduction to catalogue, "New Sculpture: Three Shows", IkonGallery, Birmingham
1977
Ben Jones
Artscribe,"Painting Now", No.5 pp10
Ben Jones
Artscribe, "A New Wave in Sculpture", No.8 pp18