2011
Birnbaum, Daniel, Connie Butler, Suzanne Cotter, Bice Curiger, Okwui Enwezor, Massimiliano Gioni, Bob Nickas, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Defining Contemporary Art - 25 years in 200 pivotal artworks, published by Phaidon Press Limited, London, 2011, pp. 312-313
Lütte Mit Rucola, published by Buchhandlung Walter Konig, Cologne
Knock, Knock! From the Collection of Paul and Sara Monroe, Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Anderson Gallery, VCU School of the Arts, 2011, p. 21, 24, ill.
Catalogue, The Luminous Interval: The D. Daskalopoulos Collection, published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 2011, pp. 60-65 (ill)
2010
Catalogue, Nöle, published by Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, Málaga, Spain, 2010.
Catalogue, FischGratenMelkStand, published by Temporare Kunsthalle Berlin,
Berlin, Germany, 2010.
2009
Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary: The Collection Book, "Ways Beyond Objects," Verlag der Bucchlandlung Walther Konig, Koln
2008
Catalogue, Assembing Contemporary Art Collage, published by Black Dog Publishing,
London, UK, 2008, pp. 122-5, ills
Michelis, Marco, The Sublime is Now, published by Galleria civica and Fondazione, Italy.
Heiser, Jörg, All of a Sudden: Things that Matter in Contemporary Art, published by Sternberg Press, Berlin, Germany, 2008, pp. 60, 64
Heartney, Eleanor, Art & Today, published by Phaidon, London, England, 2008, pp. 393, 395, ill.
2007
Catalogue, John Bock. Films published by Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Germany, 2007
Catalogue, Collection Art Contemporain, published by Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 2007, p. 72, ill.
2006
Catalogue, material time work time life time, co-published by Eidar Art Centre and Revolver, 2006,
pp. 14-17, ills
Compilation, Artists, photographed by Jason Schmidt, published by Edition 7L, Paris, 2006, p. 29
2005
Compilation, Asthoff, Jens, "John Bock," Art Now: Volume 2, published by Taschen, 2005, pp. 56-59, ills
2004
Catalogue, John Bock: Koppel, published by Arken Museum of Modern Art,
Skovvej, Denmark and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, Germany, ills.
Catalogue, Klutterkammer, published by the Institute of Contemporary Arts,
The Mall, London, England, ills.
2003
Catalogue, "XXD11," published by Kassel University Press GmbH, Kassel,
Germany, 2003, pp. 64-67, back flap, ills.
Catalogue, The Fourth Sex, curated by Francesco Bonami and Raf Simons,
published by Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery, Florence, Italy, p. 303, ill.
Catalogue, Outlook, published by Hellenic Culture Organization, Athens, Greece,
2003, pp. 258-259
2002
Catalogue, Documenta 11_Platform 5: Exhibition, published by Hatje Cantz Publishers, pp.202-205, ills.
2001
exh. cat. „Come-in", ifa Stuttgart, pp. 25, 201-207
exh. cat. „A little bit of history repeated", Kunst-Werke Berlin, p. 14/15
exh. cat. Yokohama 2001: International Triennale of Contemporary Art,
p. 57 and 162/163
2000
Ausst. Kat. „La forma del mono / La fine del mondo", Padiglione d'Arte
Contemporanea di Milano, S. 102-105
Ausst. Kat. Grazer Kunstverein, sterischer herbst 2K, „RE_public", S. 54-57
1999
Ausst. Kat. „Zeitwenden. rückblick und ausblick", Kunstmuseum Bonn
Ausst. Kat. „German Open 1999 - Gegenwartskunst in Deutschland," Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
Ausst. Kat. „home&away", Kunstverein Hannover, Raimar Stange, S. 10-13
Ausst. Kat. „ars viva 99/00 - Grenzgänge", Casino Luxemburg, Kunstverein Freiburg, Kunsthaus Dresden
Ausst. Kat. „Kraftwerk BERLIN", Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Heike Föll, S. 54 - 61
Ausst. Kat. La Biennale di Venezia, „Theatrical miniatures of a possible world," Peter Pakesch,
S. 240-243
Ausst. Kat. Kunsthalle Basel, Nr. 23
1998
Berlin/Berlin, Ausst. Kat. Berlin Biennale
El Niño, Kat. Ausst. Städt. Museum am Abteiberg Mönchengladbach
Junge Szene 1998, Ausst. Kat. Wiener Secession, Kathrin Romberg, S. 86
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
2011
Doran, Anne, "John Bock: Anton Kern," Art in America, November 2011, pp. 171-172
Indrisek, Scott, "'John Bock' at Anton Kern Gallery," Modern Painters, October 2011, p. 89
Heinrich, Will, "'In the Shadow of the Maggot' at Anton Kern Gallery," New York Observer, August 9, 2011, http://www.observer.com/2011/08/in-the-shadow-of-the-maggot-at-anton-kern-gallery/
Indrisek, Scott, "The Cabinet of John Bock," Modern Painters, August 3, 2011, https://www.artinfo.com/news/story/38279/the-cabinet-of-john-bock/
Smith, Roberta. "JOHN BOCK: 'In the Shadow of the Maggot,'" The New York Times, August 5, 2011, C24
Halle, Howard. "Review: John Bock, "Im Schatten der Made (In the Shadow of the Maggot)" John Bock Invites us on a WTF return to Weimar Germany." Time Out New York, July 29, 2011, http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/art/1747429/review-john-bock-"im-schatten-der-made-in-the-shadow-of-the-maggot"
Pagel, David. "Offbeat and charming," The Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2010, D22.
Caliari, Cecilia, "John Bock Interview," Jaunary,
http://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/january-2011-john-bock-interview/2194.
2010
"John Bock at the CAC Malaga," ars magazine, http://www.arsmagazine.com/news/top/20100928438/john-bock-at-the- aca-malaga,
September 28, 2010
Milliard, Coline, "John Bock: The Curve, Barbican Art Gallery, London," Modern Painters, July 15, 2010 http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/35218/john-bock/
Smith, Roberta, "John Bock," The New York Times, April 2, 2010, p. C25
2009
Bock, John, "The Artists' Artists," Artforum, December 2009, p.94
2008
Smith, Roberta, "Dusting Off a Museum's Curio Cabinet," The New York Times,
August 21, 2008, p. E25, ills
2007
Coulson, Amanda, "John Bock," Frieze, November/December 2007, pp. 192-193, ill.
O'Reilly, Sally, "Things Fall Apart: Modernity, Violence, Narrative, Repetition:
Slapstick Shares as Much with Contemporary Art as it Does Comedy,"
Frieze, October 2007, pp. 256 – 261, ill.
Frank, Peter, "John Bock," Art on Paper, May/June 2007, p. 87
Slyce, John, "John Bock," Flash Art, May/June 2007, p. 135-6, ill.
O'Reilly, Sally, "John Bock: Hide and Seek," ArtReview, May 2007, pp. 52-9, ills
Von Jouanne, Detlev, "John Bock," Flash Art, January/Febuary 2007, p. 63, ill.
Bellini, Andrea, "New York Tales," Flash Art, January/February 2007, pp. 108-110, ill.
Hall, Emily, "John Bock," Artforum, January 2007, pp. 247-8, ill.
2006
Lapp, Axel, "John Bock at Klosterfelde," Art In America, November 2006, p. 223, ill.
McCormack, Christopher, "Serpent King: John Bock," ArtReview, October 2006, p. 19, ill.
Ryan, Julie, "John Bock," tema celeste, May/June 2006, p. 88, ill.
Galloway, David, "Spray the ketchup, Fling the Lettuce," ARTnews, May 2006, pp. 146-9, ills
2005
Gronlund, Melissa, "A Certain Tendency in Representation," Frieze,
November/December 2005, p. 146, ills
Robecchi, Michele, "John Bock: A Man in Space," Flash Art, January/February 2005, pp. 92-95, ills
2004
Allen, Jennifer, "Critics' Picks: John Bock," Artforum, February 24, 2004
Ward, Ossian, "John Bock," Flash Art, November/December 2004, p. 73, ill.
Johnson, Dominic, "John Bock," frieze, Issue 87/ November / December 2004, 112-113, & 115, ills.
Stillman, Nick, "Critics' Picks: John Bock and Bendix Harms," Artforum, November 4, 2004, ill.
Johnson, Ken, "Pittsburgh Rounds Up A Global Full of Work Made in Novel Ways,"
The New York Times, November 4, 2004, p. B1 & B6
"Bock on track," Flash Art, October 2004, p. 53, ill.
Taylor, Brandon, Art Today, Laurence King Publishing LTD: London, p. 217, ill.
2003
"Art's Best Buys." Vman Magazine, Fall/ Winter, 2003-04, pp.
Avgikos, Jan, "Bock-Ness Monster", Parkett, issue 67, pp. 38-49, ills., cover Birnbaum, Daniel,
"Rope Tricks", Parkett, issue 67, pp. 28-37, ills., cover
Hoffman, Jens, "Ars Combinatoria", Parkett, issue 67, pp. 15-27, ills., cover
2002
"John Bock," V Magazine, Issue 19, September/October, ill.
2001
Gioni, Massimiliano, "Yokohama Mega Wave: Towards a New Synthesis", Flash Art International,
Oct., p. 49/57
Ebner, Jörn, "England – Deutschland: drei zu eins", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Oct. 6,
Meyer-Krahmer, Benjamin, "The Quasi-Me as Optimal Existoform," nu: The nordic art review, vol. III,
no. 5, pp. 46-51
Worth, Alexi, Artforum International, Oct., "John Bock. Anton Kern Gallery," pp. 156/157
Art Remix, Nov., vol. 460, p. 90
Time Out, London, Oct. 3-10
"Art Review. John Bock," Metro, Sept. 24
Cotter, Holland, "John Bock. Action," The New York Times, Aug. 10.
Szene Hamburg, Nr. 4, April
Bers, Mirian, "berlin, from neo pop to crossculture," tema celeste. contemporary art, Jan.-Feb.,
pp. 70-75
Hilpold, Stephan, "Die Betrachter täuschen sich selbst"Frankfurter Rundschau, Jan.
Mattheis, Uwe, "In der Ausnüchterung," Süddeutsche Zeitung, Nr. 7, 10. Jan.
2000
Hilpold, Stephan, "Theatralisch geschüttelte Kunst," Der Standard, December 29
Thek, Birgit. "In Szene gesetzt, den Raum erobernd" Volksblatt, December 2.
"Bettina Funcke's Konversation mit John Bock", TRANS>arts.cultures.media #8, pp. 250-255
Zanichelli, Elena, "Berlino, capitale dell'effimero?," Juliet. art magazine, no. 99, Oct.-Nov., pp. 44/45
Schlaegel, Andreas, "John Bock. SOME INSIDE OUTPUT OF THE QUASI- ME"Flash Art International,
Oct., pp. 78-81
Artforum, Sept., p. 78
Grundsted, Henrik, "John Bock. Multiple Quasi-Maybe-Me-Be-updown"Art-Land International,
vol. 6, no.1, p. 24
Lledó, Elena, LAPIZ, Revista Internacional de Arte, Nr. 164, June, p. 72
Inter Vista, Nrvol. IV, Nr. 23, Summer, p.40/41
Albrethsen, Pernille, "Kunsten Går Catwalk," Eurowoman, Nr. 27, June, p. 32
Sír, Vladan, "Small existo possibilities" (interview) Umlec, Contemporary Art and Culture, Nr. 2,
Vol. 4, pp. 10-15
Weinrautner, Ina, "Schizofunken ins Quasi-Ich," Handelsblatt, 14./15. April,, p. G4
Tröster, Christian, "Schrott fürs Museum," Die Woche, March 31, p. 36
Vogt, Tobias, "Konstrukt mit Ohrenstäbchen," Zitty Berlin, Nr. 8, April, p. 217
"Art Showcase: John Bock," ZOO, Nr. 4, Jan., p. 166f.
Verwoert, Jan, artist, Nr. 42, Jan, p. 46f.
Dziewior, Yilmaz, "John Bock: The Receiver's Due," artext, Nr. 68, Feb.-Apr., p. 62-65
Herstatt, Claudia, "German Open," Kunstforum International, Bd. 149, pp. 299-301, 305
"Very new art 2000," BT Magazine, Bd. 1, p. B88f.
Florizoone, Jan, "Een late dadaist," De Standaard, Feb. 9.
ter Borg, Lucette, De Volkskrant, Feb. 9
Bauermeister, Volker. "ars viva 99/00 – Grenzgänge," (interview) Badische Zeitung, Jan. 27
1999
Henne, Claudia, "Einzelkämpfer oder Wahrheit: Die Künstler haben es schwer," Theater heute,
Learning by doing, December
Deuter, Ulrich, "Hannover. Die Kunstwohlfahrtmaschine," Theater der Zeit, November/December,
Tieke, Kristina, "Bis in die Schuppen," Der Tagesspiegel, September 30,
Eller, Thomas W, "Schön bunt hier," Der Tagesspiegel, Dec. 15,
Cotter, Holland, "Update on Berlin Since The Wall" The New York Times, Nov. 12
Weh, Vitus H. "Bildung", Kunstforum International, Bd. 148, p. 376f.
Behr, Martin, "Diagramme mit Rasierschaum," Salzburger Nachrichten, Oct. 15
"bildung. Information, Kommunikation und Didaktik in der zeitgenössischen bildenden Kunst,"
Brochure Grazer Kunstverein
Tieke, Kristina, "Bis in die Schuppen," Tagesspiegel, Sept. 30, p. 34
Brors, Rita, "Grenzgänge zwischen Installation und Happening," tageblatt, Sept. 4.
"Biennale Venedig, Bübchens Bastelstunde," Spiegel Spezial, June, p. 76
Jones, Ronald, "Openings: John Bock," Artforum, Summer, p. 142f.
Artforum, May
Smith, Roberta, The New York Times, March 19
Hauffen, Michael, Kunstforum International, Nr. 144, March/April
1998
Schlocker, Edith, "Der Charme von Gerümpel"Tiroler Tageszeitung, Nov. 27
Spiegel Kultur spezial, Oct., p. 15
art. Das Kunstmagazin, Nr. 10, Oct., pp. 16-17
"Kunstherbst Berlin," Berliner Zeitung (Supplement), Sept. 28, Sp VI
Babias, Marius, "Love Parade der Künste," Zitty Berlin, Nr. 20, Sept./Oct, pp. 54-60
Czöppan, Gabi, "Aschram in der City," Focus, Nr. 40, Sept, pp. 166-168
Vogel, Sabine B., "Vorsicht, unebener Boden", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 4
"Insert John Bock," BE Magazin. Jahreszeitschrift des Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Nr. 5, May, pp. 18-23