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British photographic artist (1949–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Glithero (11 February 1949 – 2 August 2023), better known as John Goto, was a British photographic artist.[1] His work addresses a range of historical, cultural and socio-political subject areas,[2] often using a satirical approach.
John Glithero was born in Stockport on 11 February 1949.[3] As an artist, he adopted the name John Goto which was inspired by Walerian Borowczyk's first feature film Goto, Island of Love (1968). His first one-man exhibition, Goto, Photographs 1971-81, was held at The Photographer's Gallery in London in 1981. Other solo shows include Terezin, at the Raab Gallery, Berlin, in 1988; The Scar, Manchester City Museum and Art Gallery, 1993; The Commissar of Space, Modern Art, Oxford, 1998; Loss of Face, Tate Britain, London, 2002; High Summer, The British Academy, London, 2005;[4] and Dreams of Jelly Roll, Freud Museum, London, 2012.[5]
Goto was Artist-in-Residence at Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge, 1988-9.[6]
Goto's books include Ukadia,[7][8] published to coincide with a solo exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2003, and Lovers’ Rock,[9] which is a series of portraits made in 1977 by Goto of young British Afro-Caribbeans.
In 2007, the Telegraph listed Goto as one of the top 100 living geniuses.[10]
Goto died on 2 August 2023, at the age of 74.[3]
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