Critical Writing Index

John Smith: Solo Show

by J.J. Charlesworth

ArtReview, Summer 2010, no. 42, pp. 132-133

This article discusses John Smith's Solo Show, a major retrospective of his work. The article highlights Smith's earlier work made in the 1970's and 1980's, such as The Girl Chewing Gum and Associations. The author discusses how Smith's work problematises the the division between documentary and fiction, and how Smith deals with ordinary life as a subject.

ITEM 2010.084 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

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