Catalogue essays
Barrett-Lennard, J 'A Spacious Central Location', catalogue essay, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 1990.
'Untitled______', catalogue essay, University of South Australia Art Museum, Adelaide, 1992.
Chapman C 'No Title', catalogue essay, Contemporary Art Centre of SA, 1999
Cramer, S 'Bohemia', catalogue essay; Linden Gallery, City of St Kilda, Melb, 1987.
Jose, N 'The Sinking Ship, exhibition catalogue essay, 'Interesting Times', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2005
Murray, K. D. 'The (B)racket (Creep)', catalogue essay, 5th Australian Sculpture Triennial, vol. 2. Melbourne, 1993.
Newall, M 'The Un-made', exhibition catalogue essay, Experimental Art Foundation, 2003 (republished, II Auckland International Triennial catalogue, 2004)
Sierra, M 'Essay', catalogue essay, 5th Australian Sculpture Triennial, vol.2. Melbourne, 1993
Smith, R 'Seven Words for Hard Times: a glossary for John Barbour', catalogue essay, 'Interesting Times', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2005
'John Barbour: Tribute (A Bibliography for Bees)', catalogue essay, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, 2006.
Smith, T 'Metropolitano Iconographicas', catalogue essay, XXV Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2002
Storer, R 'Interesting Times', exhibition catalogue essay, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2005
Thomas, S 'Chemistry', catalogue essay, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2001
Tunnicliffe, W ed. 'Contemporary: Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2006
Walker, LM 'Each Thing Once', catalogue essay, Contemporary Art Centre of SA, Adelaide, 1999.
'White Flag', catalogue essay, Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney, 2000
'Joy, Stone by Stone, Ant by Ant', catalogue essay, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide 2002
Williams, L 'Little Theatres of Excess: spatial theory and site-specific sculpture', catalogue essay, 5th Australian Sculpture Triennial, vol.2, Melbourne, 1993
Reviews
Annear, J 'John Barbour', Art & Text, no. 47, Sydney, 1994
Bolton, K The Advertiser, Adelaide, March14/15, 1992
'John Barbour', Like, no. 9, Melbourne, 1999
Dauth, L Broadsheet, vol. 19, no.3, Adelaide,1990,
Fremd, A & Lewis R 'Frail Remains', Broadsheet, vol 27, no. 4, Adelaide, 1998
Hagoort, Erik 'Lucifer', Volksrant, January 21, 1998, Amsterdam.
Harris, J Broadsheet, vol 24, no. 4, Adelaide, 1995
Hoban, P Broadsheet, vol. 28, no. 2, Adelaide, 1999
James, B The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1996
The Sydney Morning Herald, July 7, 1998
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 1999
Kirker, A 'Interesting times', Eyeline Contemporary Arts Magazine, no. 60, 2006.
Lynn, E The Australian, October 16, 1988, Sydney
MacIntyre, A The Australian, October 18, 1989, Sydney
MacDonald, J The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 23, 1995
Newall, M 'John Barbour: a republic of things', Broadsheet, vol.30, no.3, Adel, 2001
Broadsheet, vol. 28, no. 2, Adelaide, 1999
Neylon, J 'Sur:face, Given the face', The Adelaide Review, Adelaide, October 2006
O'Halloran, D The Advertiser, July 23, 1995 Adelaide
Osborne, M The Advertiser, August 8, 1990, Adelaide
Radok, S The Adelaide Review, no. 186, Sept. 1999.
The Adelaide Review, no. 80, Sept. 1990.
The Adelaide Review, no. 100, August 1995
Reid, C 'Legacy of the abstract', Broadsheet, vol. 35, no.1, Adelaide, 2006
Rooney, R The Australian, May 25, 1988
The Australian, August 10, 1988
The Australian, Nov. 24-25, 1990
Smith, R On Dit, Adelaide, March 1999
Tyndall, P Agenda, vol. 1, no. 3, Melbourne 1988
Walker, LM Agenda, vol. 4, nos. 13/14, Melbourne 1990.