Joshua Smith (born 1976) is an American artist based in New York City.
Josh Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | artist |
Biography
editSmith was born in Okinawa, Japan and raised in Tennessee.[1] Trained as a printmaker, he initially began working 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.
He first became known in the early 2000s, however, for a body of work that consisted of paintings featuring letters from his own name:[3] Smith used the letters as a base for building abstract imagery.[4] In recent years, he has made numerous partly-figurative series, including series featuring palm trees, skeletons, fishes and devils, among other varied themes.[5] He also makes artist books and collages.[6] Amongst Smith's favourite and more famous motifs is the Grim Reaper, which first 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 to 1996 and the University of Tennessee from 1996 to 1998.
Exhibitions
editSolo exhibitions
edit- 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
edit- 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 Hellermann at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, 2010[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Josh Smith". Xavier Hufkens.
- ^ a b Irwin, Michael. "Josh Smith". Ocula.
- ^ Catherine Bastide, ArtForum from FindArticles.com Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christina Hill, Sign Off, MetroTimes.com
- ^ "JOSH SMITH with Phong Bui". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine Gallery, ArtFacts.net
- ^ "Josh Smith: Spectre". David Zwirner.
- ^ "Josh Smith". Bonner Kunstverein.
- ^ "Josh Smith: The American Dream". The Brant Foundation.
- ^ "Josh Smith at Deitch Studios".
- ^ "Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine".
- ^ "Exhibitions – Jonathan Viner". jonathanvinergallery.com.
- ^ "Josh Smith at Jonathan Viner".
- ^ "The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World". MoMA.
- ^ "Surface to Surface – Joe Bradley, Nicolas Deshayes, Eddie Peake, Dan Rees, Josh Smith, Oscar Tuazon – Exhibitions – Jonathan Viner". jonathanvinergallery.com.
- ^ "Josh Smith in Surface to Surface, Jonathan Viner Gallery, London". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ "Barbaric Freedom at Simon Lee".
- ^ "Josh Smith, Sophie Van Hellermann at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens".