Josh Smith

Josh Smith earned the BFA from UT in 1998 and is an artist based in New York. Smith collages together newspapers, drawings, and posters to create a ready-made abstraction and is best known for his paintings in which he uses the letters of his own name in various configurations as a subject matter. His work has been shown at galleries and institutions, including Kunsthalle Zurich, the New Langton Art Center in San Francisco, PS1 Contemporary Art Center in New York, the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art, and the Royal Academy in London.

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  • Access Date July 8, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 16, 2018