Josh Smith

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JOSH SMITH: 2000 WORDS
Edited by Karen Marta, Massimiliano Gioni. Text by Anne Pontégnie.
DESTE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
ISBN: 9786185039004 | US $22.00
Pub Date: 9/30/2013
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JOSH SMITH
Edited by Beatrix Ruf.
JRP|RINGIER
ISBN: 9783037640357 | US $45.00
Pub Date: 8/31/2009
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JOSH SMITH: HIDDEN DARTS READER
Text by Achim Hochdörfer.
WALTHER KöNIG
ISBN: 9783865604958 | US $39.95
Pub Date: 3/1/2009
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JOSH SMITH: ABSTRACTION
Interview by Sophie Aschauer.
HOLZWARTH PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 9783935567442 | US $70.00
Pub Date: 8/1/2008
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JOSH SMITH & CHRISTOPHER WOOL: CAN YOUR MONKEY DO THE DOG
WALTHER KöNIG/MFC-MICHLE DIDIER, BRUSSELS
ISBN: 9782930439044 | US $64.00
Pub Date: 1/15/2008
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Josh Smith

Josh Smith: 2000 Words

Edited by Karen Marta, Massimiliano Gioni. Text by Anne Pontégnie.
Published by DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art

Dominated by spontaneous brushstrokes and vibrant colors and characterized by systemic process and serial repetition, Tennessee-born artist Josh Smith's work eschews formal representation in favor of an exploration of abstraction. Curator Anne Pontégnie explores how Smith uses his signature to structure the space of the painting, and thus investigate the notion of authorship.

Josh Smith

Edited by Beatrix Ruf.
Published by JRP|Ringier

New York painter Josh Smith first became known for using his name as a motif in his work--an ironic act of self-marketing. Later series further demonstrated his ability to collage manual input and mechanical reproduction, challenging myths of creation. In this artist's book, Smith highlights the process of art reproduction.

Josh Smith: Hidden Darts Reader

Text by Achim Hochdörfer.
Published by Walther König

Published to accompany Josh Smith's one-person exhibition at Vienna's Museum of Modern Art, this volume contains scores of recent works alongside a very generous selection of texts. Smith is described by Achim Hochdörfer as “Very similar to Kippenberger, but more American, more working class and more jaded probably--less hopeful."

Josh Smith: Abstraction

Interview by Sophie Aschauer.
Published by Holzwarth Publications

Josh Smith's work focuses on themes of authenticity and authorship. He first became known for paintings in which he used his name as a motif on the canvas, shattering the myth of the artist through an act of ironic self-marketing. In his latest series, Abstraction, Smith creates archetypes from abstract paintings--airy compositions in lively colors. Although he takes his stylistic cue from the Abstract Expressionist school, which bestowed mythical status upon the artist, Smith's unusual color combinations and cartoon-like forms retain little of this weighty background. His appropriations from abstract painting are quite direct, and endow this artistic tradition with a refreshing lack of pretension. The first volume of this slipcased set features Smith's abstract paintings; the second features his palette paintings--palettes on which the artist has squeezed out his brushes, pursuing a completely straightforward aesthetic of simple forms. A text booklet contains an interview with the artist.

Josh Smith & Christopher Wool: Can Your Monkey do the Dog

Published by Walther König/mfc-michle didier, Brussels

This book is the result of a collaboration between the artists Christopher Wool and Josh Smith. Their method is reminiscent of musical improvisation: to start, one of them proposes an image from his own body of work. From this basic picture, the other generates another image by reworking it through digital programs like Photoshop. Thus, new images made with “four hands” are created. The book is simply designed, with no texts, just black-and-white abstraction after abstraction. Here, the reproduction of the art image is just as important as the work of art. In other words, one can see pixels, blurred brushstrokes, the glare of a flashbulb reflecting off oil paint or a smudged Xerox effect. It’s all part of the work--rather than highlighting the process of painting, the artists are highlighting the process of reproduction itself.