Josh Smith (artist) explained

Josh Smith
Birth Date:	1976
Birth Place:	Okinawa, Japan
Nationality:	American
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).

He also makes artist books, sculptures, ceramics, and collages.

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, Deurle, 2010^[18]

External links

• • 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josh Smith. Xavier Hufkens.
2. Web site: Irwin. Michael. Josh Smith. Ocula.
3. Catherine Bastide, ArtForum from FindArticles.com
4. Christina Hill, Sign Off, MetroTimes.com
5. Web site: JOSH SMITH with Phong Bui. The Brooklyn Rail. 16 April 2020.
6. Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine Gallery, ArtFacts.net
7. Web site: Josh Smith: Spectre. David Zwirner.
8. Web site: Josh Smith. Bonner Kunstverein.
9. Web site: Josh Smith: The American Dream. The Brant Foundation.
10. Web site: Josh Smith at Deitch Studios.
11. Web site: Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine.
12. Web site: Exhibitions – Jonathan Viner. jonathanvinergallery.com.
13. Web site: Josh Smith at Jonathan Viner.
14. Web site: The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World. MoMA.
15. Web site: Surface to Surface – Joe Bradley, Nicolas Deshayes, Eddie Peake, Dan Rees, Josh Smith, Oscar Tuazon – Exhibitions – Jonathan Viner. jonathanvinergallery.com.
16. Web site: Josh Smith in Surface to Surface, Jonathan Viner Gallery, London. 2013-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130720103240/http://www.jonathanvinergallery.com/exhibitions/surface_to_surface. 2013-07-20. dead.
17. Web site: Barbaric Freedom at Simon Lee.
18. Web site: Josh Smith, Sophie Van Hellermann at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens.