Charles Johnsstudied Fine Art at Goldsmith's College and progressed
to do a Masters in Contemporary Art Theory under Professor Simon O'
Sullivan, submitting his final thesis on the resurgence of nihilism
in contemporary philosophical discourse.
Charles then went on to join The Collective arts committee in
Lincoln (sponsored by Arts Council UK) and coordinated several
events, including an exhibition curated by Tom Morton
(Friezemagazine), which involved works by Sarah Lucas and Anthony
Caro.
Charles has just finished a year working at the University of
Lincoln within the Art & Design department, and is a current member
of the Lincoln Philosophy Forum assisting in research matters
specializing in Continental philosophy and various forms of
Nihilism (metaphysical, epistemological, literary and
political).
Charles has presented and published many articles on aesthetics and
Continental philosophy, including work for Ephemera (Moscow),
Goldsmiths College (London), The Collection (Lincoln), University
of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), Camberwell College (London) and The
National Centre for Contemporary Arts (Moscow). Charlie also has an
ongoing blog entitled Mobilising Nihilism which you can follow
athttp-//cwjohns.wordpress.com.
Charles' debut book,Incompatible Ballerina and Other
Essays,published by John Hunt Publishing, has been heralded as
"ground-breaking", "an intensification of thinking" and "informed
with rare philosophical intelligence and insight".
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