John Smith
Biography
Born 1952, Walthamstow, London. Lives and works in London.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
John Smith: Introspective (1972 – 2022), The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London
Waldeinsamkeit: Films from the 21st Century, Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, Magdeburg, Germany
S.O.S – Recent Films by John Smith, Kate MacGarry, London
John Smith Programme of Short Films, CAST, Cornwall
John Smith: The Girl Chewing Gum, Fine Arts, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
Small World, 13th Taipei Biennial, Taipei City
Life is More Important than Art, Whitechapel Gallery, London
Street Life: The Street in Art from Kirchner to Streuli, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Instantly! Street Photography in Vienna, Museen der Stadt Wien, Vienna
Atlas of Modernity. Exercises, Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź
Language for Sale, Edith-Russ-Haus, Oldenburg, Germany
Biennale für Freiburg, Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg, Germany
Tourism, Stadtgalerie, Bern, Switzerland
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Go), Centre Photographique Marseille
Hearing Aids, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco
Hidden in Plain Sight, Steven Lawrence Gallery, London
Crocodile Cradle, curated by Simon Moretti, PEER, London
Peter Morrens: ‘Minstens 1½ Uur, En Terug, Cultuurhuis De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
Press
- The Guardian, June 2023
- Evening Standard, June 2023
- Apollo, December 2022
- Frieze, December 2022
- Artforum, December 2022
- Frieze, November 2022
- MUBI, October 2022
- Hackney Citizen, October 2022
- The Guardian, September 2022
- The Quietus, March 2021
- This Is Tomorrow, June 2017
- Rotunda, May 2017
- Mousse, February 2017
- Artforum, February 2017
- ArtPress, January 2015
- Art Monthly, December 2014
- Time Out Paris, October 2014
- BBC Arts, September 2014
- The White Review, March 2014
- Art in America, May 2012
- Art Monthly, April 2012
- Monopol, February 2012
- Kaleidoscope, Summer 2011
- Artforum, May 2011
- Frieze, June-August 2010
- Art Review, July/August 2010
- Senses of Cinema, December 2003
- Art Monthly, November 2002
- Oberhausen Film Festival, May 2002
