Josh Smith (artist)

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Josh Smith
Born1976
Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Occupationartist

Joshua Smith (born 1976) is an American artist based in New York City.

Biography[]

Smith was born in Okinawa and raised in Tennessee.[1] Trained as a printmaker, he initially began making with collages in the early 2000s.[2] He combined photocopies, documents and drawing in layers to create abstract images reacting to surreal and expressionist ways of painting.

His first became known in the early 2000s, however, for a body of work that consisted of paintings featuring letters of his own name.[3] Smith uses the letters as a base for building abstract imagery.[4] In recent years he has made numerous partly-figurative series, including palm trees, skeletons, fishes and devils, among other varied themes.[5] He also makes artist books and collages.[6] Another favourite motif for Smith is the Grim Reaper, which appeared in 11 works for his 2017 solo exhibition at STANDARD (OSLO).[2]

He also makes artist books, sculptures, ceramics, and collages.[1]

Smith attended Miami University from 1994–1996 and University of Tennessee from 1996-1998.

Exhibitions[]

Solo Exhibitions[]

  • Josh Smith Spectre at David Zwirner, London 2020[7]
  • Josh Smith at Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn 2016[8]
  • The American Dream at The Brant Foundation Art, Greenwich, Connecticut 2011[9]
  • Josh Smith at Deitch Studios, New York 2010[10]
  • Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine, New York City 2009[11]
  • Josh Smith at Jonathan Viner Gallery,[12] London, 2007[13]

Group Exhibitions[]

  • The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World, MOMA, New York, 2015[14]
  • Josh Smith in Surface to Surface,[15] Jonathan Viner Gallery, London 2012[16]
  • Barbaric Freedom at Simon Lee, London 2010[17]
  • Josh Smith, Sophie von Hellerman at  [nl], Deurle, 2010[18]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Josh Smith". Xavier Hufkens.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Irwin, Michael. "Josh Smith". Ocula.
  3. ^ Catherine Bastide, ArtForum from FindArticles.com Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Christina Hill, Sign Off, MetroTimes.com
  5. ^ "JOSH SMITH with Phong Bui". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine Gallery, ArtFacts.net
  7. ^ "Josh Smith: Spectre". David Zwirner.
  8. ^ "Josh Smith". Bonner Kunstverein.
  9. ^ "Josh Smith: The American Dream". The Brant Foundation.
  10. ^ "Josh Smith at Deitch Studios".
  11. ^ "Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine".
  12. ^ "Exhibitions - Jonathan Viner". jonathanvinergallery.com.
  13. ^ "Josh Smith at Jonathan Viner".
  14. ^ "The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World". MoMA.
  15. ^ "Surface to Surface - Joe Bradley, Nicolas Deshayes, Eddie Peake, Dan Rees, Josh Smith, Oscar Tuazon - Exhibitions - Jonathan Viner". jonathanvinergallery.com.
  16. ^ "Josh Smith in Surface to Surface, Jonathan Viner Gallery, London". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  17. ^ "Barbaric Freedom at Simon Lee".
  18. ^ "Josh Smith, Sophie Van Hellermann at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens".

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