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

Biography

Smith 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

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 Hellermann at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens [nl], Deurle, 2010[18]

References

External links

• Official website
• Documentation of recent Josh Smith exhibitions
• Further information from Luhring Augustine
• Josh Smith on the Saatchi Gallery
• Josh Smith on Ocula.com
• Josh Smith on www.artnet.com
• Josh Smith on www.jonathanvinergallery.com

На других языках

[fr] Josh Smith (artiste)