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Visiting Artists Research Guide : John Pilson, 1/22/25

Lecture Details

Title: Visiting Artist Lecture in Photography: John Pilson

Date: Wednesday, January 22 at 3:30 pm

Location: 1156 Chapel St., the Pool (Room G-10)

Additional Details: This event is open to School of Art community members only.

Artist Biography

Photograph of John Pilson

John Pilson (1968) is a photographer and video artist. In 1991 he earned his BFA from Sarah Lawrence College. He then earned his MFA in 1993 from Yale University. Upon graduating from Yale he worked as a graphic designer at Merrill Lynch until 2000. The office space in which he worked inspired many of his early works. Pilson became a faculty member at Yale University in 2001 and is currently senior critic in photography.

 Artist's Instagram

Books from the Library Catalog

Articles and Written Interviews

Sample Artworks

Photograph of artwork titled Selections from Interregna

Selection from Interregna, Silver gelatin photographs, 1998-2000

Photograph of artwork titled A La Claire Fontaine

A La Claire Fontaine,Eight-channel video installation, with sound, 2 min., 35 sec., 2000, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Still Image from A Thousand Miles Away

A Thousand Miles Away (still image), Single channel video, 2009

Podcasts