John Young
Bibliography
MONOGRAPHS and PUBLICATIONS
Ochs, A., Neubert, C., Rudd, K., Volz, S., Huber, W., John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, 2009, Edition St. Matthäus-Kirche Berlin
Young, J., Barnes, C. & Wright, W., 2005, John Young, Craftsman House, Thames & Hudsons, Australia
Clark, J. & Kember, P., 2003, John Young: Three Propositions, Prüss & Ochs Gallery, Berlin
Castro, B. & Greenstein, M.A., 2001, John Young: Pine's Edge, Black Inc., Melbourne
Coulter-Smith, G., Davidson, C. & Forsyth, G., 1993, with a foreword by Leon Parossian, John Young: Silhouettes and Polychromes, Schwartz City Publications, Melbourne
Hutchings, P. & Clark, J, 1995 with foreword by Frances Lindsay and an introduction by Melissa Chiu, John Young: The Double Ground Paintings, Australian Art Promotions, Sydney


CATALOGUES
Seeto, A., Empathy: Khai Liew and John Young, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, 2011
Dean, C., David Strachan’s Unattainable World, Philip Bacon Gallery, Brisbane, 2009
Palmer, D., Naïve and Sentimental Paintings, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne, 2007
Brown, J., Walden in China in Walden in China / Open World, Nanjing Library Gallery, Nanjing, China, 2007
Detours and Variations, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 2006
Thomas, S., Mediations in the Transit Lounge: The Art of John Young, with foreword by Maudie Palmer in John Young Orient/Occident: A survey of works 1978-2005, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, 2005
The Persian Paintings, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 2004
John Young: Unstable Cultures, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 2002
Kember, P., Rethinking Refunctioning in Awful Backlash, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney, 2000
Travis L., Charm School in John Young, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney 1998
Butler R., Two Castigliones in John Young, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney, 1996
Hansford P., John Young Selected Works, Cameleon Gallery Publications, Hobart, 1989
Butler R. & Broadfoot K., Objective Gesture, John Young, Selected Works 1986-1987, Sydney, 1987
John Young, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 1985



BIBLIOGRAPHY – Published papers and writings by the artist
2010
‘Phaptawan Suwannakudt: Wakeful Moment’ for Catching the Moment: Each Step is the Past, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney. Published in Last Words, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, 2010, pp. 108-115

2008
‘Three Works’ with an introduction by Carolyn Barnes, Heat Literary Journal, The Giramondo Publishing Company, December Issue

2000
‘Locality Flux’, (On Fluxus), Like Magazine, Faculty of Art, Design & Communication, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, #13, pp.16-20, Melbourne, Summer issue

1998
'David Strachan: Two Women in a Landscape', Artist's Choice, Art & Australia, Vol.36, #1, pp. 56-57, September issue, 1994
'The Avant-Garde: the logic of beaucratization in contemporary Austral-Asian Art' paper given at Austral-Constellations Conference (Conference organizers Peter Hutchings and Maryanne Dever), The Department of Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong

1993
National Conference, 'Australian Visual Arts in An Asian Context', organised, together with Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney (with Christina Davidson, Donald Fitzpatrick and Vicente Butron)

1991
'Studio Notes Leading to the 1991 Polychrome Paintings', (with Christina Davidson, David Thomas, Elizabeth Pulie, Chris Jansen and Andrew Jackson), Bad Faith Realism, Yuill/Crowley, (together with 2 volumes of VHS video)

1990
Visual Project, 'Triumph', Pataphysics, Autumn issue
'Recollections', (with texts by Imants Tillers and Bernice Murphy), One Painting, Cleaving, Wollongong City Gallery
'Propositions for the Polychrome Paintings', Notes on Art Practice, #3
Re Sydney Biennale 1990, Tension, Issue 21, p.23, June issue

1989
Visual Project, 'Supreme Entombment', Photofile, vol.7, #1, Autumn issue
Visual Project, 'Ultimate Entombment (Twins)', Art & Text, Summer 1989-90
Kerb Your Dog (An anthology of artists’ pages), co-edited with John Nixon, #3-10, 1989-1991

1988
'Notes on the Simultaneity of Surface and Depth: works of Helga Groves & Kate Mackay'
'Monolith Post Monolith'

1987
'From Dark Makes Light', Moët & Chandon catalogue

1986
'Various Artists Ltd', catalogue of exhibitions, Sydney, 1985-1986
'Murmur of the Soul', editor, Tension #9, Melbourne, May issue

1984
'Run the Bastards Over!' with Terry Blake, ZX #10, Sydney, Winter issue


1983
'The Life of Energies', catalogue essay, September issue
'The Life of Energies (for Nikola Telsa and the early Oswald Spengler)', On The Beach #2, Sydney
'Pulsations (or how to misunderstand the art of courageous eclecticism); Works of Carole Roberts, Janet Burchill, Kate Farrell'
On the Beach #2, Sydney
'Anything Still', Art & Text #1, Melbourne
Kerb Your Dog, (An anthology of artists’ pages), editor #1-2

1982
'The Disguised Saint: Bragaglia' with Terry Blake, Photo-Discourse
'From Three Facts to', Art & Text #4

1981
'On Some Alternatives to the Code in the Age of Hyperreality, the Hermit and the City Dweller' (with Terry Blake), Art & Text #2, Winter issue
‘Three Facts, by Imants Tillers, Double Vision, Melbourne, 1981’ Art & Text, Summer issue, pp.63-64

1980
‘Talking with Meaghan Morris’ (with Peter Crocker), ZX, Winter 1980, Number 6, pp.13-20




BIBLIOGRAPHY – Published articles, reviews and interviews by critics and journalists

2011
Thomas J. BERGHUIS,  ‘John Young: Situational Ethics’, Art & Australia, 48, No. 3 Autumn 2011, pp. 440 – 443
Sebastian MOODY, New Psychedelia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 2011 (forthcoming)
Aaron SEETO, ‘On Double Ground’, Empathy: Khai Liew and John Young, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, 2011, pp. 4-7
Michael REID, ‘Foreword’, Empathy: Khai Liew and John Young, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, 2011, p. 3

2010
Dan RULE, ‘John Young: Safety Zone’, The Age, April 24th 2010, A2 Pg.20
Marcus BUNYAN, ‘Safety Zone,’ Blog –
http://artblat.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/review-safetl-zone-by-john-young-at-anna-schwartz-gallery-melbourne/
Thomas J. BERGHUIS, ‘John Young: Safety Zone’, John Young: Safety Zone, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne, 2010

2009
Kevin RUDD, ‘Message’, John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Alexander Ochs Gallery and St Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, July 2009, pp.17-19
Alexander OCHS, ‘Only He Who Shouts For The Jews is Permitted To Sing Gregorian Chants – Laudation for John Young’, John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Alexander Ochs Gallery and St Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, July 2009, pp.101-113
Sylvia Dominique VOLZ, ‘John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem’, John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Alexander Ochs Gallery and St Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, July 2009, pp.59-91
H.C Wolfgang HUBER, ‘Bonhoeffer in Harlem’, John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Alexander Ochs Gallery and St Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, July 2009, pp.23-35
Christhard-Georg NEUBERT, ‘Preface’, John Young / Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Alexander Ochs Gallery and St Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, July 2009, pp.9-15
Unknown, ‘A Life In Art’, Modern Carpets and Textiles for Interiors, Summer 2009, p. 9
Sonny VANDEVELDE, ‘Scientific Minds’, Australian Art Collector, July – September 2009, pp. 210-212
Rachelle UNREICH, ‘A weekend with John Young’, Inside Out magazine, July/August 2009, pp.18-25
Rosanne BARRETT, ‘Long Distance Call’, South China Morning Post, Life – Post Magazine Sunday, June 21, p. 6
Unknown, ‘John Young Erinnert an Bonhoeffer in Harlem’, Chrismon Plus, Issue May 2009

2008
Carolyn BARNES, ‘John Young - Three Works’, Heat Literary Journal, pp. 97-112
Nicole WONG, ‘Diasporian Art’, China Daily, Hong Kong Edition, 16 December 2008, p.6
Maudie PALMER, ‘Encounters with Australian Modern Art’, Macmillan Art Publishing, pp.217-218
Clare MORIN, ‘Sowing the Seeds’, Time Out Hong Kong, November 19 – December 2 2008, p.52
Kit WISE, ‘John Young’, Frieze, London, Issue 115 May 2008, p.169
Natalie KING, ‘A Pilgrim to the Modern’, Art World, Issue 2 April/May 2008, pp.96-101
Jo HIGGINS, ‘Wait and See’, Australian Art Collector, Issue 44 April – June 2008, pp.103-104
Elaine NG, et al, ‘The 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s Handover to Chinese’, Art Asia Pacific, Volume 3, pp.173-177
Ulrike MUNTER, ‘Buddha’s Ray’, Asia Pacific Times, Berlin, Vol.2, No.3 March 2008, p.18
Pamela KEMBER, with introduction by Jasper K.W. LAU, ‘HistoriCITY – A Roundtable on Art Historical Writing in and on Hong Kong’, Yishu - Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, January 2008, p.46
Nien SCHWARZ, ‘Artnotes’, The Art Monthly Australia, April 2008, Issue #208, p.62
NGV Foundation Annual report, unpaginated
‘The Asian Galleries’, Asian Art Acquisition Fund, The National Gallery of Victoria, pp.28-29
Sarah THOMAS, ‘Mining the Past’, Encounters with Australian Modern Art, p. 217-18

2007
Sue WALKER, ‘Artist Tapestries From Australia 1976 – 2005’, The Beagle Press Sydney, p.36
Jennifer BROWN, ‘Open World/Walden in China’, Nanjing Library Gallery, Nanjing, China
Daniel PALMER, ‘Naïve and Sentimental Paintings’, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Franklin WINSLOW, ‘John Young, Return, via new paths’, Art Asia Pacific, Nov/Dec 2007, pp.162-163
Chris DEUTSCHER, ‘2007 Evaluation of our Two Portfolio’s’, The Australian Art Market Report Issue 24 Winter 2007, pp/18-21
Anthony HUCKSTEP, ‘A Decorative Degustation’, Australian Art Review, November 2006 – February 2007, pp.82-86
Nick GADD, ‘The Business of being an Artist’, Connect – The Magazine of the Australian Business Arts Foundation, pp.12-13
Jing ZHANG, Untitled, WestEast, Issue 25 Summer 2008, unpaginated

2006
Ashley CRAWFORD, ‘Orient/Occident: John Young, A survey of works 1979-2005’, Preview, The Age, 22 January 2006
Megan BACKHOUSE, ‘A nervous shift of focus’, A2, Critics, The Age, 11 March 2006, p.24
Sue GREEN, ‘Local Zero’, Sunday Morning Post Magazine, South China Morning Post, May 2006
Deborah HART, ‘Imants Tillers – one world many visions’, National Gallery of Australia, Thames & Hudson, July 2006, pp.9 & 103
Kim TRENGROVE, ’Museum with a View’, What’s on Victoria, January 2006, p.14
Annemarie KIELY, ‘young at heart’, Belle Magazine, December/January 2006, pp.99-100
Anonymous, ‘Detours and Variations – Sherman Galleries 2006’, The Art Life, http://www.artlife.blogspot.com, 24 August 2006
Brad HOWARTH, ‘Harnessing technology for art’s sake’, Next, The Age, 18 July 2006 p.4
Carolyn BARNES, ‘John Young’s Double Ground Paintings – Integral Histories’, Art And Australia, Autumn 2006, pp.426-431
‘The Cowan Gallery’, State Library Magazine, January 2006, p.2
Sebastian SMEE, ‘Tiers of Influence’, Arts, The Weekend Australian, April 22-23, 2006, pp.18-19
Andrea STRETTON, ‘ Readers in Frame’, Art and Australia, Volume 44, Summer 2006, pp.282-283
Ashley CRAWFORD, ‘From Bendigo to Venice’, Poster, Issue 13, pp.36-41
‘Close to Australian Contemporary Arts’, Target, Issue 12, 2006

2005
Keith LAWRENCE & Niva NAVAN, ‘Near Sanctuary’, Australia Israel Cultural Exchange Magazine, November 2005 p.8
Dr Alison INGLIS and Rosemary SHELUDKO, Dr Susan Lim by John Young, Trinity Today, December 2005, p.17
Sebastian SMEE, ‘Classical allusion’, The Weekend Australian, 17 December 2005, pp.18-19
Megan BACKHOUSE, ‘John Young’, Melbourne Magazine, The Age, November 2005
Megan BACKHOUSE,  ‘25 Years Young’, A2, Art & About, The Age, Melbourne, 5 November 2005
Megan BACKHOUSE, ‘John Young at TarraWarra’, The Age, 5 November 2005
‘John Young: Orient/Occident: A Survey of Works 1978-2005’ Preview, Arts, The Age, November 2005, p.22

2004
Shelley MCSPEDDEN, 'John Young', Critic's Picks, Metro Section, Sydney Morning Herald, 10-16 September 2004, p.27
'Persian Rugs' The Art Life http://www.artlife.blogspot.com, 9 September 2004
'Angels on horseback' The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday August 26 2004, p.19
Rex BUTLER, 'What is appropriation? An Anthology of writings on Australian Art in the 1980's & 1990's’, Introduction, IMA Publishing, 2004, pp37 & 60
Judy ANNEAR, 'What is appropriation? An Anthology of writings on Australian Art in the 1980's & 1990's’, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, IMA Publishing, 2004, p.97
Peter TIMMS, 'What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?', Building a nation, UNSW Press, 2004, p.116
David WILSON, 'Young Punk', South China Morning Post, The Review - Arts, p.6, 14 March 2004
Andrew FROST, ’50 of Australia’s Most Collectable Artists’, Art Collector, Issue 27 January  - March 2004, p.104

2003
John CLARK, 'Introduction', John Young: Three Propositions, pp.12-19, Pruss & Ochs Gallery,
Berlin 2003
Ashley CRAWFORD, 'John Young: Reversals', Australian Art Collector, Issue 26, October - December 2003, p.157
Michael HUTAK, 'Collectables', The Bulletin, p.77, October 21, 2003
Peter HILL, ‘Austral-Asia Zero Three’, The Sydney morning Herald, Exhibitions, Metro Mar 21-27, 2003, p.27
Dianna JACKSON, 'The Sherman Consolidation', Australian Art Collector, Issue 23, January-March, 2003, p.48
Pamela KEMBER, 'Eroc of Place', John Young: Three Propositions, Pruss & Ochs Gallery, Berlin 2003, p.50-67
Pamela KEMBER, 'On the Face of It: Contemporary art from Hong Kong', Orientations, Volume 34, Number 7, September 2003, p.114
Robert NELSON, ‘Wandering geometry beats layout’, The Age A3, 19 November 2003
Unknown, Das Rote Raster, Berliner Zeitung Nummer 104, May 2003, p.9
Pamela KEMBER, 'Mind over matter', The South China Morning Post, Jan 19, 2003, Hong Kong
Anne LOXLEY, ‘The clash and coalition of far-out cultures’, Sydney Morning Herald, March 9 2003,
Melinda MARTIN, ' 'Nomadic Wanderings', Site + Sight: Translating Cultures, 2003, Singapore
Database 'Interview', Hong Kong Magazine, Jan 12, 2003, pp.118-130
Gene SHERMAN, 'A Dialogue with Asia', Australian Art Collector, Issue 26, October - December 2003, pp.112-114
Ruth SKILBECK, 'Australian contemporary art come of age', Australian Art Collector, Issue 25, July-September, 2003, p.75
Lara TRAVIS, 'John Young", See Here Now: Vizard Foundation, Art Collection of the 1990s, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2003, pp.148-9

2002
Megan BACKHOUSE, 'Arts Council repudiates art-as-trade accusation', The Age, The Culture, February 20, 2002, p.6
Hannah FINK, 'Forking Tongues (Hannah Fink, Brian Castro, Hetti Perkins & Nikos Pappastergiadis)', Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 02, catalogue, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, 2002, pp.112-124
Robert LINDSAY, 'John Young', The Shell Collection Of Contemporary Art, 2002, pp.84-5
Felicity LOUGHREY, 'Face Off', Black+White, No.60, 2002, Sydney
Alexander MOSES, 'Today's Best - Visual Arts', The Sydney Morning Herald, April 26, 2002, p.13
Russell STORER, 'Las galerias australianas en ARCO', Lapiz, 179/180, Spain, February 2002, p.143
Inside Out, February 2002
Anne SUSSKIND, 'Wear in the World', The Bulletin, April 16, 2002
Brendan COLAHAN, ‘The Asian Phenomenon’, The Australian Art Market Report, October 2002, pp.22-23
Michael HUTAK, ‘The New Guard at Auction’, Auctions Notebook, Australian Art Collector, Issue 21 July – September 2002, p.59
Sara CARKAGIS, ‘Dressing and Dreaming’, UNSW – COFA – ARTWRITE – School of Art History and Theory (website), June 17, 2002
Tom PARKER, Neilton CLARKE, Neil MANTON, John BATTEN, ‘Art Notes Asia’, Art Monthly Australia, August 2002, p.36
'Bargain of the Month', Australian Style, No.62, May 2002, p.10

2001
George ALEXANDER, 'From Ho-Hum to Ah-Ha', LOOK, February 2001, pp.18-19
Giles AUTY, 'Privileged entree to the City of Light', The Weekend Australian, Melbourne, May 12-13, 2001, p.21
Natalie BIRCH, Shire proud of art conquest', Diamond Valley Leader, Melbourne, June 20, 2001, p.8
Natalie BIRCH, Work hung around the world', Diamond Valley Leader, Melbourne, June 20, 2001, p.8
Andrew BLOCK, 'Colours of a Sunburnt Land', Welcome to Australia 2001/2002, Waiviata, Melbourne, pp.68-72
Brian CASTRO, 'Volees', John Young: Pine's Edge, Black Inc., Melbourne, 2001
Zelda CAWTHORN, 'Perception on a public platform', The Australian, March 16, 2001, pp.10-11
Zelda CAWTHORN, 'Artist in transit', i-mag, vol.1, #42, March 30, 2001, pp.10-17
Peter DOUGHERTY, 'John Young - Making Sense of the Spirit of our Times', Artstreams, vol. 16, July/August, 2001, pp.3-15
M.A. GREENSTEIN, 'Pine's Edge', John Young: Pine's Edge, Black Inc., Melbourne, 2001
Victoria HYNES, 'Word Up' (No Muttering Review), The Sydney Morning Herald, October 19-25, 2001, p.26
Nicholas JOSE, 'Asian-Australian dialogues in the visual arts', Art and Australia, Vol.38, 2001, pp. 592-597
John McDonald, 'They Love Paris in the Meantime', SPECTRUM, May 26-27, 2001
'Prestigious Art Award Announced', Nillumbik News, July 2001, p.1
‘Developing the Collection’, National Gallery of Australia, 2001 p.22

2000
'An Affair to Remember: A Celebration of Australian Art', The Arts Magazine, Singapore, January/February 2000
'An Australian Affair to Remember', The Finder, Singapore, January 2000, p.21
'Australian Embassy presents mural to commemorate Olympics and completion of Nanboku subway line', Yomiuri Shimbun, September 22, 2000 (in Japanese) , p.32
'Australian embassy presents public work of art to Nanboku line's Azabu-juban station', Tokyo Shimbun, September 22, 2000 (in Japanese), p.25
'Australia's 50 Most Collectable Artist's', Australian Art Collector, Jan/March 2000, p.95
David BROMFIELD, 'Deliberate isolation has its price', The West Australian, Perth, May 13, 2000
Y. T. CHEAH, 'Australia's vistas', The Peak, Singapore, January 2000, pp.92-94
Chikatetsu - Station No.581, Tokyo, September 2000 (in Japanese) , back cover and p.23
Robert COOK, 'Mix'n'Match', The West Australian, Perth, April 26, 2000
'Embassy Corner', Asahi Evening News, Tokyo, September 28, 2000 (in Japanese) , p.6
Victoria FINLAY, 'Brush with Bold Colours', South-China Morning Post, March 17, 2000, p.6
Benjamin GENOCCHIO, 'Caught in the Crossing', The Weekend Australia, March 4,
2000, p.23
'Happenings: Home', Zenith, Singapore, January 2000, p.74
Rachel JACQUES, 'Street Life', The Expat, Singapore, January 2000, pp. 64-70
Rachel JACQUES, 'Street Life', The Expat, Singapore, February 2000, p.50
Sian E. JAY, 'What are these Australians up to?', The Straits Times, Singapore, February 16, 2000
Pamela KEMBER, 'Rethinking Refunctioning', Awful Backlash catalogue, May 2000
Weng Choy LEE, 'Cheo Chai-Hang in the Rose Crossing', Contemporary Visual Arts, 2000, p.52
Nicole LEHMANN, 'My Place', Inside Out Magazine # 2, June 2000
Koho Minato, Tokyo, October 11, 2000 (in Japanese) , p.4
Kevin KWONG, 'A taste for the fine arts', South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, March 2000
Susan MCCULLOCH-UEHLIN, 'The lie of the land, The Weekend Australian Review, 2000, pp.16-18
Susan MCCULLOCH-UEHLIN, 'The Oriental Express', The Weekend Australian Review, 2000, pp.1-2
Laura MURRAY CREE & Neville DRURY, Australian Painting Now, Craftsman House, 2000, pp.336-339
Parvathi NAYAR, 'Australian art under scrutiny', The Business Times, Singapore, February 12, 2000
Robert NELSON, 'Pairs and Prizes Enhance Arts' Allure', The Age, Today, October 4, 2000, p.6
Masahito NISHIKAWA, Shin Bijyutsu Shimbun, Tokyo, October 11, 2000 (in Japanese), p.3
Fuyune SUZUKI, 'Australian Public Art’, Parallel Visions, to feature in new Azabu Juban Station', Bijyutsu No Mado, Tokyo, November 2000 (in Japanese) , p.128
'Symbol of friendship between Japan and Australia - Mural set up in Azabu Juban Station', Sogo Hodo, Tokyo, September 25, 2000, p.4
'The name of the Rose', Pop Out, February 26, 2000, p.8
‘The Rose Crossing’, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery Visitors Guide, July 28, 2000
'Times Gallery', Japan Times, Tokyo, September 24, 2000, p.12
'Unforgettable moments', Singapore Tattler, Singapore, January 2000
Wine and Dine, Sydney, January 2000, p.103
Melissa CHIU, ‘Rough Trade: Curating Cultural Exchange in Australia’, Alter/Asians, pp.123-140

1999
Anonymous, 'Mirror Image', Business Asia, vol.7, #21, October 31, 1999, p.15
Giles AUTY, 'Nice word if you can get it', The Weekend Australian, January 1999, pp. 23-24,
Simon BARNEY, 'A Hybrid in Bloom', The Bulletin, September 7, 1999, p.103
Melissa CHIU, 'Asian-Australian Artists: Cultural Shifts in Australia', Art & Australia, vol.37, #2, 1999, pp.252-260
John CLARK, 'Crossings', The Rose Crossing catalogue, 1999, pp.9-14
Nicola COOMBS, 'The Crossing from Australia to Asia', Art Monthly Australia, December 1999 - February 2000, p.36
Dinah DYSART, 'Asian Contemporary Art in Sydney', TAASA News, January, 1999, p.18
Elle, #146, Hong Kong, December 1999 (in Chinese)
Andrew FROST, 'Australia's Top 40 artists', Australian Art Collector, #7, January - March 1999, p.63
Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong, December 3, 1999 (in Chinese)
Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong, November 24, 1999 (in Chinese), p.3
Victoria HYNES, 'The Rose Crossing at Brisbane City Gallery', Asian Art News, vol.9, #6, November/December 1999, pp.93-94
Natalie KING, 'Sequences from Heaven and Matteo Ricci in Goa', Art AsiaPacific, #22,
Sydney, 1999, p.90
Susan MCCULLOCH-UEHLIN, 'The lie of the land: A Century of Art', The Weekend Australian, November 20-21, 1999, pp.17-18
Zoe LI, 'Cultural Exchange = Australian Culture?', Ming Pao Daily news, December 9, 1999 (in Chinese)
'Mirror Image', Business Asia, vol.7, #21, October 31, 1999, p.15
Materia PRIMA, 'The Rose Crossing', Australian Connections, November 1999
Oriental Daily News, Hong Kong, December 12, 1999 (in Chinese)
Gene SHERMAN, Introduction to The Rose Crossing, The Rose Crossing catalogue, 1999, pp.7-8
'The Rose Crossing', BC Magazine, Hong Kong, December 1999
Amanda WATSON, 'Hybrid art, thorns and all', South China Morning Post, Arts Section, Hong Kong, December 2, 1999, p.22
Youth's Bi-Weekly, Hong Kong, #36, December 4, 1999 (in Chinese)
Alan SISLEY, ‘Guides conference success’, Art Gallery, CWD, 24 April 1999
Alan SISLEY, ‘Exhibitions for events’, Art Gallery, CWD, 17 April 1999
Alan SISLEY, ‘Friends show two films’, Art Gallery, CWD, 1 May 1999
Alan SISLEY, Four Pillars must close’, Art Gallery, CWD, 8 May 1999


1998
John CLARK, 'Dilemmas of (Dis-)attachment in the Chinese Diaspora', Visual Arts and Culture: An International Journal of Contemporary Art, vol.1, 1998, pp.14-44
Wystan CURNOW, Imants Tillers and the 'Book of Power', Craftsman House, Sydney, 1998 pp.16, 76, 97
Andrew FROST, 'John Young: Ghost on canvas', Australian Art Collector, September 1998, pp.40-44
Benjamin GENOCCHIO, 'Photograph Besides Itself', Photofile, #55, Sydney, pp.8-24
November 1998
Benjamin GENOCCHIO, 'Regional diversity defies curatorial premise', The Australian,
September 4, 1998, p.17
Victoria HYNES, 'Matteo Ricci in Goa and other works', Asian Art News, vol.8, #5, 1998, p.79
Melinda MARTIN, 'Contemplating John Young', Remanence catalogue, Melbourne Festival,
October 1998
Susan MCCULLOCH, 'Gallery claims higher profile', The Australian, August 18, 1998, p.18
Peter TIMMS, 'Convention successfully cast aside', The Age, Melbourne, August 19, 1998, p.18
Lara TRAVIS, 'Charm School', Matteo Ricci in Goa catalogue, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney, August 1998
Natalie KING, ‘John Young’, Art Asia Pacific, 1998, p.90

1997
Geometric Painting in Australia 1941–1997, University Art Museum catalogue, Brisbane, 1997, p.22
Sebastian SMEE, 'Exhibit eh? How selling art to Asia raised eyebrows in Sydney', Metro, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, May 19-22, 1997
Jason SMITH, 'The John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize 1997', Gallery, December/January, 1997/98
Peter TIMMS, 'An assortment of mystic bits and pieces', The Age, Melbourne, December 10, 1997
Robyn USHER, 'Arts beat: McCaughey Prize', The Age, Melbourne, December 10, 1997
Joyce MORGAN, ‘Yen for the big League’, The Sydney Morning Herald’, October 31, 1997

1996
En-Young, AHN, 'Antipodean Currents: An Introduction to Australian Art', Space (Arts & Architecture: Environment), Seoul, Korea, March 1996 (in Korean)
Chris ASHTON, 'Off again, on again', The Bulletin, April 16, 1996
Angela BENNIE, 'Spirit and Place', The Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, Sydney,
November 23, 1996
Melissa CHIU, 'John Young: The Double Ground Paintings', Systems End catalogue, Queensland Art Gallery and Sherman Galleries, Brisbane and Sydney, 1996
Ben CURNOW, 'Review of Paradigm Fountain', Agenda, Melbourne, 1996
Ben CURNOW, 'Review of Paradigm Fountain', Art Asia Pacific, Sydney, 1996, p.104
Julie EWINGTON, 'A Contemporary Prospectus for Pilgrimage', Above & Beyond: Austral/Asian Interactions catalogue, 1996, pp.30-40
Susan McCULLOCH, 'Above and Beyond at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art', Asian Art News, vol.16, #6, November/December 1996, pp.79-80
Amanda MEADE, 'Leading artists flag republican fervor', The Australian, January 25, 1966, p.5
Fazahl RIZVI, 'Above and Beyond', Art & Australia, 1996, pp.58-60,
Gene SHERMAN, 'Introduction to Systems End' in Systems End catalogue, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 1996
Colin SIMPSON and Donald WILLIAMS, 'After Modernism: Personal and Cultural Histories', Art Now: Contemporary Art Post - 1970 Book Two, McGraw Hill, Australia, 1996, pp.130-135
Nick WATERLOW, 'Numinous Worlds', Spirit + Place: Art in Australia 1861 - 1996, Museum of Contemporary Art catalogue, Sydney, 1996, pp.35-45, 66,
'Sunday Nikkei', Nihon Shinbun, Tokyo, February 11, 1996 (in Japanese), p.17
Akihiko TAKAMI, 'Compounding Australian Identity', (review of Systems End), Bijutsu-Techo, Tokyo, August 1996 (in Japanese)
The MCA Collection: The Loti & Victor Smorgon Gift of Contemporary Australian Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 1996
Clare WILLIAMSON & Michael SNELLING, 'Austral/Asian Interactions', Above & Beyond: Austral/Asian Interactions catalogue, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art & Institute of Modern Art, 1996, pp.3-11
Miki YODA, 'Probe into an originality of multicultural society', The Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper, Tokyo, August 19, 1996 (in Japanese)
Miki YODA, 'Strong Aspect of Multicultural Society', The Sanksi Shimbun Newspaper, Tokyo, August 7, 1996 (in Japanese)

1995
Melissa CHIU, 'Meetings along the edge: An introduction', John Young - The Double Ground Paintings, Australian Art Promotions, Sydney, 1995, pp.7-9
John CLARK, 'Dilemmas of [Dis-]attachment in the Chinese Diaspora' paper given at the International Conference on Chinese Contemporary Art, held by Art Action, Hong Kong, December 29-31, 1995
Miriam COSIC, 'To all Foreigners: We have Art as well as Outback', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, October 23, 1995
Ben CURNOW, 'Seeing Double', Double Vision, Artists' Portraits of Artists catalogue, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 1995  
Benjamin GENOCCHIO, 'The Sameness of Difference - 'Hybridity', Australian Perspecta '95, Eyeline, #28, Brisbane, 1995
Jennifer HIGGIE, 'Between the Lines: 'Reinventing the Grid', Eyeline, Brisbane, 1995
Peter HUTCHINGS, 'Between a Rock and a Hybrid Plane', Australian Perspecta '95 catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995
Peter HUTCHINGS, 'Now and then, and then again', John Young - The Double Ground Paintings, Australian Art Promotions, Sydney, 1995, pp.10-23
Pepe KARMEL, 'Antidotes for a Cartoonish Image', The New York Times, New York, June 23, 1995
Susan MCCULLOCH, ' Bridges through Art', Asian Art News - Australian Supplement, Vol.5, No.3, May/June 1995, pp.18-20
Frazer WARD, 'Unauthorized Discharge of a Tuxedo', The Adelaide Review, Adelaide, August 1995

1994
Rex BUTLER, 'John Young: On Liberty', Transcultual Painting catalogue, Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne, 1994 (in Chinese and English)
John CLARK, 'Swimming in the Transcultural Sea: John Young', interview, Asian Art News, vol. 4, #3, Hong Kong, May/June 1994
John CLARK, 'John Young: The Position of the Transcultural - An End to Hyphenation?', Antipodean Currents catalogue, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., October 1994
Su CRAMER, 'MCA Collection 1994 Selection', Museum of Contemporary Art catalogue, Sydney, March-October 1994
Carmel DWYER, 'Rex backs man, plays ball', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, May 16, 1994
Carmel DWYER, 'Dealers looking to the north', Sydney Morning Herald Arts, Sydney,
September 17, 1994
Merryn GATES, 'Just Between You and Me', Transcultural Painting catalogue, Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne, 1994 (in Chinese and English)
Su GREEN, 'The Art of Distinction', South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, June 11, 1994
Eleanor HEARTNEY, 'Antipodean Undercurrents: An American Perspective', Antipodean Currents catalogue, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., October 1994
Christopher HEATHCOTE, 'Grid's Challenge puts timidity of fair to shame', The Age, Melbourne, October 19, 1994
Peter HILL, 'The Australian Art School Option', Asian Art News, vol.4, #4, Hong Kong, July 1994
Michael HUTAK, 'John Young: Canvassing a Cultural Cusp', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney,
June 8, 1994
Rachel KENT, 'Reinventing the Grid' catalogue, Robert Lindsay Gallery, 1994
Celia KO, 'John Young, Transcultural Painting', City Magazine, #213, Hong Kong, June 1994 (in Chinese), pp.144-147
Catharine LUMBY, 'The Art of Flux: An Australian Perspective', Antipodean Currents catalogue, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., October 1994
Chris McAULIFFE, 'John Young: Silhouettes and Monochromes', Art & Text, #47, January 1994
Maggie PAI, 'Artspace', The China News, Taipei, April 3, 1994
Museums National review, The Magazine of Museums Australia Inc., vol.3,  #1, June 1994
Robert ROONEY, 'Welcome edition to nation's knowledge', The Weekend Review, The Australian, January 15/16, 1994
Robert ROONEY, 'How lines of thought converge on the grid', The Weekend Review, The Australian, October 22, 1994
R. SEN, 'Exhibition shows an Asian influence on Aussie Art', Lifestyle, May 5, 1994
'Transcultural Painting', Economic Times, Hong Kong, June 10, 1994
'Transcultural Painting', Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong, June 4, 1994
Jason WANG, 'Transcultural Painting: Taiwan Perspective', Art and Asia Pacific, vol.1, #4, 1994
Yun Yun WU, 'Transcultural Painting', Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong, June 13, 1994 (in Chinese)

1993
David BROOMFEILD, 'Reflections on Mirror Images', The West Australian, April 10, 1993
Josie BRENNAN, 'Art debut puts Australia on the Asian map', Hong Kong Standard, Hong Kong, December 1993
Rex BUTLER, 'Lost in the Mix; The General and the Particular in the Works of John Young', Art and Australia, Sydney, 1993
L. FERN, 'A Hero Aground', Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 4, 1993
John FINDLAY, 'Art-Asia - 1993', Asian Art News, Nov/Dec 1993, pp.94-99
C. LAMBERT, 'New Museum of Modern Art', Australian Style, Issue 3, 1993, pp.92-93
John MATEER, 'Confessing to Conceal?', Artlink, vol.13, #3 & 4 November/March 1993/4
Margaret MOORE & Michael O'FERRALL, ' Confess + Conceal', catalogue essay, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1993
Ted SNELL, 'Images of Natural Forms', The Australian, April 16, 1993
Marco MARCON, ‘Chinese Whispers’, Art Monthly, Number 60, 1993, pp.19-20



1992
Carolyn BARNS, ‘John Young: Working Back In: The Grid within the Grid’, Eyeline, #17,
Brisbane, 1992  
Phil BROWN, 'John Young-Models and Animals in Camera', The Brisbane Review, City News, Brisbane, May 7, 1992
Anna CLABBURN, ' The Nude 1992: What to see, What to look for, what to do?', catalogue essay, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 1992
John CLARK, 'Australian Art and Asia: Then and Now', Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific Occasional Paper, #19, The University of Sydney, 1992
Jeff GIBSON, ‘Steam: Perspecta ‘91', Art & Text, #41, Sydney, 1992  
Mark JACKSON, ‘John Young, Bad Faith Realism', review, Art & Text, #41, Sydney, 1992
Catharine LUMBY, 'Hot Market', Rolling Stone, #473, Australia, August 1992, p.57
'New Kids on the Block', Good Weekend, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, August 1992
John NIXON and John YOUNG (editors), Textbook: An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Deacon University Press, 1992
Eve SULLIVAN, 'Wit as diversion/subversion', Art Monthly Australia, August 1992

1991
Rex BUTLER, The Hypothesis of Imitation catalogue, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane; Sutton Gallery Melbourne, 1991
Alison CARROLL, 'Review of Modernism and Post-Modernism in Asia Conference, Canberra
Artlink, 1991
Sue CRAMER, Contemporary Art Archive catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art, November 1991
Christina DAVIDSON, 'Cultural Exchange', Mondial Collections, vol.1, #4, Singapore,
December 1991
Christina DAVIDSON, 'Review of Art from Australia: Eight Contemporary Views', Art & Text, #40, 1991
Suzy FREEMAN-GREENE, 'Arts Policy: Looking to Asia for Inspiration' in Arts Extra, The Age, Melbourne, September 1991
Roger LUI, ' John Young-an interview', Collage, #1, University of Sydney, Sydney, 1991
Catharine LUMBY, 'Abstraction: from the 60's to the 80's and back again', West, vol.3, #2,
Sydney, 1991
Elwyn LYNN, 'Into the Landscape of Space Exploration', Weekend Australian, October 12, 1991
Bernard SMITH with Terry SMITH, Australian Painting, 1788-1990, Oxford University Press, Australia, 1991
Ted SNELL, 'Defined Parameters: 'Abstraction' in Sydney, Canberra and Orange', Art in Australia, vol.28, #4, 1991

1990
Robyn ARCHER, 'Arts beat', GH Magazine, June 1990
'Australian Artists Here for Big Show', Bangkok Post, October 4, 1990
Alison CARROLL, Art from Australia - Eight Contemporary Views catalogue, 1990-91
'Downunder Art to be Displayed', The Nation, September 17, 1990
Adam GECZY, 'A Sudden Rush of Devotion', Eyeline, Brisbane, 1990
Anne HOWELL, 'The primitive and the post-modern', Follow Me, #48, May 1990
Catharine LUMBY, Ashley CRAWFORD et al., 'A Chronicle of Australian Art, 1980-89', Tension, 1990
Catharine LUMBY, 'Abstraction', Tension, Winter 1990
Catherine LUMBY, 'John Young', Art from Australia catalogue, 1990-91
Victoria LYNN, 'Abstraction', Abstraction catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1990
Julia ROBINSON, 'Chaos', Honi Soit, The University of Sydney, 1990
Robert ROONEY, 'Positive light in Tomb Territory', The Weekend Australian, April 14, 1990
Julia ROBINSON, 'On The New Naturalism', Eyeline, Brisbane, 1990

1989
Vicente BUTRON, 'Review of Ordinary Photography', Eyeline, #9, Brisbane, 1989
A.D.S. DONALDSON, 'John Young: Super-occupancy and Entombment', interview,
Tension, #15, 1989
Pam HANSFORD, 'The Future is Now ', interview, John Young, Selected Works catalogue, 1989
Anne HOWELL, 'Young artists set to be slaves of Sydney', The Eastern Herald, Sydney, July 13, 1989
Martyn JOLLY, 'Experimental return to artists' origins', The Eastern Herald, Sydney, April 6, 1989
Catharine LUMBY, 'A Sudden Rush of Devotion', Artscribe, London, 1989
Catharine LUMBY, 'Modernism takes a tilt to monotones', The Eastern Herald, Sydney,
February 16, 1989
Elwyn LYNN, 'Carving out skill's domain', The Weekend Australian, August 19, 1989
Janet SHANKS and Vicente BUTRON, 'Photoworks Reviewed', Photofile, vol.7, #1, Sydney
Unknown, ‘John Young’, ICI Contemporary Art Collection, touring catalogue 1989
Janet SHANKS, 'Young Lethbridge Fereday', Photofile, vol.7, #2, Sydney, 1989

1988
Christopher ALLEN, 'Junk art: just lie back and savour the cliches', Sydney Morning Herald, July 30, 1988
David BROMFIELD, 'Erudite look at today's scene', The West Australia, Perth, May 21, 1988
Graham COULTER-SMITH, 'John Young: Paradoxical Dialogues', Eyeline, #4, Brisbane, 1988
Graham COULTER-SMITH, 'John Young', Art & Text, #28, Sydney, 1988, pp.86-89
Sue CRAMER, 'History', Tension, #13 1988
Mark JACKSON, 'Objective Gestures', Photofile, vol.6, #1, Sydney, 1988
Arthur McINTYRE, Australian Contemporary Drawing, Resurgence and Redefinition, Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1988
Robert ROONEY, 'Unimportance of being Ernest T', The Weekend Australian, September 24, 1988
Lisa TRAHAIR, 'John Young: 3 States', Eyeline, #7, Brisbane, 1988

1987
Judy ANNEAR, 'The Shadow of Reason', catalogue essay, Institute of Modern Art, 1987, p.17
Art and Australia, March 24, 1987
John BUCKLEY interviewed by Ashley CRAWFORD, 'The Loti and Victor Smorgan Collection of Contemporary Australian Art', Art and Australia, Sydney, April 24, 1987
Rex BUTLER & Keith BROADFOOT, 'The Art of the Third Man', Objective Gesture, John Young, Selected Works 1986-1987, Sydney, 1987
Terry SMITH, 'A revival of painting gets stuck in style', Times on Sunday, November 1, 1987
Bronwyn WATSON, 'Etchings No Longer, the bit on the side', 1987
Phyllis WOOLCOCK, 'Young in double billing', The Courier Mail, Brisbane, November 17, 1987

1986
Bruce ADAMS, 'Artist Gestures Point to Culture Myths and Motifs - The Hand and the Photograph', Sydney Morning Herald, August 2, 1986
Gary CATALANO, 'Underlining the volatility of artistic fashion', Melbourne Herald, February 16, 1986
Terence MALOON, 'Essences for the living dead', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, June 6, 1986
Terence MALOON, 'Winter Palace', Yuill/Crowley, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, July 19, 1986
Robert ROONEY, 'Shadows and Romanticism herald the new season', The Weekend Australian, February 22, 1986
Conversations between Constantius II, John Young, Mimo Palladio and Mark Titmarsh, ‘Flight of the Phoenix’, On the Beach, pp.22-24
Nadine AMADIO, ‘Moet picks Its Top 22’, Brisbane Courier Mail, 14 December 1986

1985
Martin BOSCOTT, 'The Desire for Declarative Paintings', Arts National, Brisbane, May 2, 1985
Richard DUNN, Reply to ‘Design for Living’, On the Beach, 1985, pp.7-12
Peter HAMILTON, 'John Young: The Grey Light', Art Network, Sydney, 1985
John MACDONALD, 'Formality with whimsical feel', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, October 11, 1985
Robert ROONEY, The Weekend Australian, March 23, 1985
Vogue Living, #2, March 1985
Megan CRONLY, ‘Art Speak at Art Space’, Follow Me’, Sydney, August 1985, p.66

1984
Lisa COLLINGWOOD, 'Magnetic Seizure', On the Beach, #6, Sydney, 1984
Kathleen DONE and Elizabeth SMITH, 'A-per-a-tif/A play of Sixteen Voices', ZX, #10, Sydney, 1984
Sarah FOLLENT, ' Exhibition reveals a concern for the 'decay of imagery', The Australian,
September 5, 1984
Colin HOOD, 'For the Life of Energies', On the Beach, # 4, Sydney, 1984
Gertrude LANGER, 'An exhibition that lingers in the mind', The Courier Mail, Brisbane,
August 15, 1984
Vogue, #7, July 1984
Vogue, #8, August 1984
Elizabeth SMITH, ‘A-per/-a-tif’, ZX Magazine, Winter 1984, pp.46-56

1983
Terence MALOON, 'Anarchy, satire, and '80s camp', Sydney Morning Herald, September 10, 1983
Imants TILLERS, 'Fear of Texture', Art & Text, #10, Melbourne, 1983
Imants TILLERS, 'On the Future of Our Art', Art Association of Australia Conference, Melbourne, 1983
Catherine LUMBY, Ashley CRAWFORD, et el, ‘Chronicle of a Decade’, Tension, Issue 19, 1983

1982
Terry BLAKE, 'Alchemy: Neglected Science', Art/Empire/Industry catalogue, 1982

1981
Judy ANNEAR, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction catalogue, 1981
Terry BLAKE, 'Notes on Post-Visual Photography', Frame of Reference catalogue, 1981

TELEVISED INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS
2008
‘Interview with John Young’, Australian Business Arts Foundation, Melbourne, Podcast
‘The World in Painting’ ABC Radio, Melbourne, interview with Zara Stanhope and Lizzy Newman
‘The Works’, RTHK, Hong Kong, television interview with Hanyan Yuen

2006
‘John Young’s Occident/Orient’, Radio National with Julie Copeland

2004
‘Artist's World’, Channel TVB Australia interview, Selina Kong

2000
'Negotiating the Region - Public Art', Australian International Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, radio interview

1999
The Rose Crossing Exhibition, RTHK Breakfast Show, Hong Kong, radio interview with Nicholas Jose
The Rose Crossing Exhibition, RTHK Arts Programme, Hong Kong, radio interview with Pamela Kember

1998
The Tokyo Subway Project, Tokyo, radio interview with Kathryn Hunyor
‘The state of Asian-Australian Exchange’, Radio National, Australia, radio interview with Alison Carroll

1996
‘Systems End Exhibition’, Seoul Television at Dong Ah Gallery, Seoul
‘Untitled’ for Guangzhou Television, PRC, at Sydney studio, Sydney
‘Untitled’, interview on own work, Arts National, Radio National, Australia


1994
‘Transcultural Painting Exhibition’, RTHK, Hong Kong, radio interview with Lindy Lee

1993
'Australian Visual Arts in An Asian Context', Arts National, Radio National, Australia, interview with Christina Davidson


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1997
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1995
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