Josh Smith (artist)
Josh Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | artist |
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: Life Drawing, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, USA 2024[7]
- Josh Smith: Keyhole, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels 2022[8]
- Josh Smith Spectre at David Zwirner, London 2020[9]
- Josh Smith at Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn 2016[10]
- The American Dream at The Brant Foundation Art, Greenwich, Connecticut 2011[11]
- Josh Smith at Deitch Studios, New York 2010[12]
- Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine, New York City 2009[13]
- Josh Smith at Jonathan Viner Gallery,[14] London, 2007[15]
Group exhibitions
References
- 1 2 "Josh Smith". Xavier Hufkens. 29 July 2025.
- 1 2 Irwin, Michael. "Josh Smith". Ocula.
- ↑ Bastide, Catherine (January 1, 2004). "Josh Smith - Brussels - American painter has first solo exhibition in Brussels". Artforum. 42 (1). Archived from the original on September 17, 2007 – via FindArticles.
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "Josh Smith: Spectre".
- ↑ "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".