John Goto

John Glithero (11 February 1949 – 2 August 2023), better known as John Goto, was a British photographic artist. His work addresses a range of historical, cultural and socio-political subject areas, often using a satirical approach.

Biography
John Glithero was born in Stockport on 11 February 1949. As an artist, he adopted the name John Goto. 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; and Dreams of Jelly Roll, Freud Museum, London, 2012.

Goto was Artist-in-Residence at Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge, 1988-9.

Goto's books include Ukadia, published to coincide with a solo exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2003, and Lovers’ Rock, 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.

Goto died on 2 August 2023, at the age of 74.