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Tony Smith (sculptor)
Tony Smith (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980) was an American sculptor, visual artist, architectural designer, and a noted theorist on art. He is often cited as a pioneering figure in American Minimalist sculpture.
Education
Anthony Peter Smith, "Tony," was born in South Orange, New Jersey to a waterworks manufacturing family started by his grandfather and namesake, A. P. Smith. Tony contracted tuberculosis as a youth and his family constructed an isolation ward in the backyard in an effort to protect his fragile immune system. He was attended to by a nurse to maintain his health and tutors to keep up with his schoolwork. The medicine he was given came in little boxes which he used to form cardboard constructions and when he could, he visited the waterworks factory to marvel at the machines and fabrication processes. After the TB cleared up, Tony attended a Jesuit high school and spent two years at Georgetown University. He was disillusioned and felt no direction at Georgetown so he returned to New Jersey and opened a bookstore, worked at the family factory and attended evening courses at the Art Students League of New York. In 1937, he moved to Chicago to attend the New Bauhaus but again found himself disillusioned. The following year, Smith began working for Frank Lloyd Wright as an office clerk, a position that allowed the young designer to discover his own unique artistic sensibilities.
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Sportsmen
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Tony Smith (American football)
Tony Smith (born June 29, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Atlanta Falcons.
Smith was chosen in the first-round (19th overall) in the 1992 NFL Draft. Atlanta acquired the pick from the Green Bay Packers in a trade for quarterback Brett Favre, who was Smith's college teammate at Southern Mississippi.
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Tony Smith (GC)
Anthony Smith GC was awarded the George Cross for "outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty in conditions of the utmost danger and difficulty" on the 23 February 1944 in rescuing people from a bomb damaged building in the World's End in London. A chimney sweep and shoemaker by trade, he was attached to the Chelsea Division of the Civil Defence Rescue Service.
First World War
At the outbreak of war in 1914, Smith enlisted in the Royal Marines Light Infantry, Chatham Division. He was posted to the Royal Marine Brigade of the Royal Naval Division and participated in the landings at ANZAC Cove in April 1915. Smith suffered a foot injury that required his evacuation to Chatham.
By December, Smith had recovered and rejoined his old battalion in France, where he fought in numerous actions including the Somme offensive of 1916. Smith's service in the Great War came to an end after a serious hand injury requiring amputation of three fingers resulted in invalidation from the Army in August 1917.
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Tony Smith on His First Exhibition at the DIA, 1967
An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," highlighting Smith's work in the Detroit Institute of Arts' 1967 exhibition, Friends of Modern Art Annual: Form, Color, Image.
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Thomas Houseago on Tony Smith | Artists on Art
Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figurative sculptures. Made with traditional materials and techniques and informed by art historical precedents, his hulking figures are enlivened by a contemporary, often eviscerating effect. Since making Los Angeles his home in 2003, his monumental works have grown in scale. Now competing with architecture, they remain human in impact. For Artists on Art, Thomas Houseago speaks on Smoke by Tony Smith. About the video series: LACMA's Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum's encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear directly from artists about works that intrigue them and have fed their own creativity....
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Tony Smith
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install "South Orange Tau" - a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing "Tau" home, and interviews Smith's two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New J...
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Tony Smith, sculptor - NJN/State of the Arts
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to give South Orange Tau a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard was a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts Producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing Tau home, from fabrication to installation, and interviews Smiths two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others whove helped bring this iconic sculpture to N...
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Tony Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Architect
Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install “South Orange Tau” – a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing “Tau” home, and interviews Smith’s two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
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Tony Smith @ Pace Gallery (Super Minimalism)
More on "curatorial override": https://youtu.be/bf6pa5AhfeU Here's that article on Design Milk that I wrote about Dan Flavin walls: https://design-milk.com/ambient-light-dan-flavin/
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Tony Smith: For Series
The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in size from 3 x 5 x 3 feet to 3 x 13 x 7 feet. This is the first time that the complete set of bronzes is being shown in America since 1971, when they were initially fabricated by Smith. The sculptures were originally conceived as gifts for friends and are titled and dedicated with the initials of the intended recipient. They relate to the monumental sculptures Smith was working on at that time, and with which he is most often associated. The series was first shown in 1970-71 in the form of full-size plywood maquettes in the exhibition, Nine Sculptures by Tony Smith, which traveled to four American museums. The sculptures were then fabricated in welded bronze and were shown in New York at Knoedler & ...
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Erin Shirreff & Tony Smith Go Way Back | "New York Close Up" | Art21
What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing "Sculpture for Snow" (2011) in Downtown Brooklyn, artist Erin Shirreff discusses the creation and inspiration for her first public sculpture. Intrigued by book reproductions of the 20th century American sculptor Tony Smith's large-scale outdoor works, Shirreff describes visiting an actual Smith sculpture only to realize that there was a lot "more romance and mystery in the image." In response Shirreff created her first video work, "Sculpture Park (Tony Smith)" (2006), a black and white video of Tony Smith sculptures revealed by falling snow (actually, tabletop sized cardboard maquettes dusted with Styrofoam in a studio.) In Shirreff's video, the mysteriously scaled sculptures appear to be both solid ...
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Masterpiece in Focus: Kiki and Tony Smith
Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduces us to the work of renowned American artists Kiki Smith and her father Tony Smith. Kiki Smith’s sculpture “Born" (2002) is on display with one of her father, Tony Smith's pieces, entitled “Black Box.” Both pieces are on display from Jan. 22 to April 24 at the gallery as part of its program, Masterpiece in Focus. Video by Julie Oliver/The Ottawa Citizen
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Minimalism in DC | Tony Smith’s She Who Must Be Obeyed | Art for the People
There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Take a look to learn more about Tony Smith’s monumental She Who Must Be Obeyed (1976). Explore our collection: https://www.gsa.gov/fine-arts
published: 23 Aug 2021
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Tony Smith on His First Exhibition at the DIA, 1967
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An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," highlighting Smith's work in the Detroit Institute of Arts' 1967 exhibi...
An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," highlighting Smith's work in the Detroit Institute of Arts' 1967 exhibition, Friends of Modern Art Annual: Form, Color, Image.
https://wn.com/Tony_Smith_On_His_First_Exhibition_At_The_Dia,_1967
An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," highlighting Smith's work in the Detroit Institute of Arts' 1967 exhibition, Friends of Modern Art Annual: Form, Color, Image.
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Thomas Houseago on Tony Smith | Artists on Art
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Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figurative sculptures. Made with traditional materials and techniques and i...
Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figurative sculptures. Made with traditional materials and techniques and informed by art historical precedents, his hulking figures are enlivened by a contemporary, often eviscerating effect. Since making Los Angeles his home in 2003, his monumental works have grown in scale. Now competing with architecture, they remain human in impact.
For Artists on Art, Thomas Houseago speaks on Smoke by Tony Smith.
About the video series:
LACMA's Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum's encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear directly from artists about works that intrigue them and have fed their own creativity.
Read more about the artist's connection to this work at:
https://unframed.lacma.org/2017/11/13/artists-art-thomas-houseago-tony-smith
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Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figurative sculptures. Made with traditional materials and techniques and informed by art historical precedents, his hulking figures are enlivened by a contemporary, often eviscerating effect. Since making Los Angeles his home in 2003, his monumental works have grown in scale. Now competing with architecture, they remain human in impact.
For Artists on Art, Thomas Houseago speaks on Smoke by Tony Smith.
About the video series:
LACMA's Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum's encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear directly from artists about works that intrigue them and have fed their own creativity.
Read more about the artist's connection to this work at:
https://unframed.lacma.org/2017/11/13/artists-art-thomas-houseago-tony-smith
Find more information at:
https://www.lacma.org
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About LACMA
Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
Connect with LACMA
Subscribe for our latest videos: http://www.lacma.org/videos
Explore our collection online: https://collections.lacma.org
Plan your visit to LACMA: http://www.lacma.org/visit
Support the museum and become a member: http://www.lacma.org/support
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Tony Smith
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Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monument...
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install "South Orange Tau" - a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing "Tau" home, and interviews Smith's two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey. For more, visit StateoftheArtsNJ.com.
https://wn.com/Tony_Smith
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install "South Orange Tau" - a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing "Tau" home, and interviews Smith's two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey. For more, visit StateoftheArtsNJ.com.
- published: 30 Sep 2013
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Tony Smith, sculptor - NJN/State of the Arts
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Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monument...
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to give South Orange Tau a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard was a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts Producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing Tau home, from fabrication to installation, and interviews Smiths two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others whove helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
Watch more stories from State of the Arts, listen to podcasts and more on our website: http://www.njn.net/artsculture/starts/
https://wn.com/Tony_Smith,_Sculptor_Njn_State_Of_The_Arts
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to give South Orange Tau a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard was a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts Producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing Tau home, from fabrication to installation, and interviews Smiths two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others whove helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
Watch more stories from State of the Arts, listen to podcasts and more on our website: http://www.njn.net/artsculture/starts/
- published: 03 Feb 2010
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Tony Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Architect
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Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revol...
Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install “South Orange Tau” – a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing “Tau” home, and interviews Smith’s two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
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Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install “South Orange Tau” – a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing “Tau” home, and interviews Smith’s two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
- published: 16 Nov 2016
- views: 751
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Tony Smith @ Pace Gallery (Super Minimalism)
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More on "curatorial override":
https://youtu.be/bf6pa5AhfeU
Here's that article on Design Milk that I wrote about Dan Flavin walls:
https://design-milk.com/amb...
More on "curatorial override":
https://youtu.be/bf6pa5AhfeU
Here's that article on Design Milk that I wrote about Dan Flavin walls:
https://design-milk.com/ambient-light-dan-flavin/
https://wn.com/Tony_Smith_Pace_Gallery_(Super_Minimalism)
More on "curatorial override":
https://youtu.be/bf6pa5AhfeU
Here's that article on Design Milk that I wrote about Dan Flavin walls:
https://design-milk.com/ambient-light-dan-flavin/
- published: 27 May 2019
- views: 3086
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Tony Smith: For Series
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The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in size from 3 x 5 x 3 feet to 3 x 13 x 7 feet. This is the first time th...
The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in size from 3 x 5 x 3 feet to 3 x 13 x 7 feet. This is the first time that the complete set of bronzes is being shown in America since 1971, when they were initially fabricated by Smith.
The sculptures were originally conceived as gifts for friends and are titled and dedicated with the initials of the intended recipient. They relate to the monumental sculptures Smith was working on at that time, and with which he is most often associated.
The series was first shown in 1970-71 in the form of full-size plywood maquettes in the exhibition, Nine Sculptures by Tony Smith, which traveled to four American museums. The sculptures were then fabricated in welded bronze and were shown in New York at Knoedler & Co. in the spring of 1971. From 1992-1996 an exhibition of the For Series traveled to seven museums throughout Europe.
"Tony Smith: For Series"
January 10 - February 16, 2002
522 W 22 Street
For more information on "Tony Smith: For Series," please visit: http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2002-01-10_tony-smith/
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The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in size from 3 x 5 x 3 feet to 3 x 13 x 7 feet. This is the first time that the complete set of bronzes is being shown in America since 1971, when they were initially fabricated by Smith.
The sculptures were originally conceived as gifts for friends and are titled and dedicated with the initials of the intended recipient. They relate to the monumental sculptures Smith was working on at that time, and with which he is most often associated.
The series was first shown in 1970-71 in the form of full-size plywood maquettes in the exhibition, Nine Sculptures by Tony Smith, which traveled to four American museums. The sculptures were then fabricated in welded bronze and were shown in New York at Knoedler & Co. in the spring of 1971. From 1992-1996 an exhibition of the For Series traveled to seven museums throughout Europe.
"Tony Smith: For Series"
January 10 - February 16, 2002
522 W 22 Street
For more information on "Tony Smith: For Series," please visit: http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2002-01-10_tony-smith/
- published: 18 Jan 2014
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Erin Shirreff & Tony Smith Go Way Back | "New York Close Up" | Art21
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What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing "Sculpture for Snow" (2011) in Downtown Brooklyn, artist Erin Shirref...
What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing "Sculpture for Snow" (2011) in Downtown Brooklyn, artist Erin Shirreff discusses the creation and inspiration for her first public sculpture. Intrigued by book reproductions of the 20th century American sculptor Tony Smith's large-scale outdoor works, Shirreff describes visiting an actual Smith sculpture only to realize that there was a lot "more romance and mystery in the image." In response Shirreff created her first video work, "Sculpture Park (Tony Smith)" (2006), a black and white video of Tony Smith sculptures revealed by falling snow (actually, tabletop sized cardboard maquettes dusted with Styrofoam in a studio.) In Shirreff's video, the mysteriously scaled sculptures appear to be both solid three-dimensional forms and fluid two-dimensional apparitions. Shirreff describes how the video served as the springboard for the Public Art Fund commissioned project "Sculpture for Snow," on view for a full year in the exhibition "A Promise Is a Cloud" (2011--12) at MetroTech Commons. Using Smith's sculpture "Amaryllis" (1965--68) as a model, Shirreff retains Smith's signature black metal surface and larger than life scale, but collapses the sculpture's volume and geometry into thinly drawn, weightless lines. With its pictorial and sculptural qualities intertwined, Shirreff's "Sculpture for Snow" is an iteration in the artist's ongoing exploration of the complex relationship between images and objects.
Erin Shirreff (b. 1975, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/newyorkcloseup/artists/erin-shirreff/
CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Created & Produced by: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Editor: Brad Kimbrough. Additional Editing: Mary Ann Toman. Cinematography: Nicholas Lindner, Nick Ravich, Rafael Moreno Salazar, & Andrew David Watson. Sound: Scott Fernjack & Nick Ravich. Associate Producer: Ian Forster. Production Assistant: Amanda Long & Tida Tippapart. Design & Graphics: Stephanie Andreou, Crux Studio, & Open. Artwork: Erin Shirreff. Thanks: Art Fabricators, Micah Bozeman, Andria Hickey, Lisa Cooley, Mariano Brothers, Public Art Fund, Sam Rauch, Peter Versteeg. An Art21 Workshop Production. © Art21, Inc. 2013. All rights reserved.
"New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; Toby Devan Lewis; Lambent Foundation; the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.; and the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Additional support provided by The 1896 Studios & Stages, and by individual contributors.
#Art21 #Art21NewYorkCloseUp
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What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing "Sculpture for Snow" (2011) in Downtown Brooklyn, artist Erin Shirreff discusses the creation and inspiration for her first public sculpture. Intrigued by book reproductions of the 20th century American sculptor Tony Smith's large-scale outdoor works, Shirreff describes visiting an actual Smith sculpture only to realize that there was a lot "more romance and mystery in the image." In response Shirreff created her first video work, "Sculpture Park (Tony Smith)" (2006), a black and white video of Tony Smith sculptures revealed by falling snow (actually, tabletop sized cardboard maquettes dusted with Styrofoam in a studio.) In Shirreff's video, the mysteriously scaled sculptures appear to be both solid three-dimensional forms and fluid two-dimensional apparitions. Shirreff describes how the video served as the springboard for the Public Art Fund commissioned project "Sculpture for Snow," on view for a full year in the exhibition "A Promise Is a Cloud" (2011--12) at MetroTech Commons. Using Smith's sculpture "Amaryllis" (1965--68) as a model, Shirreff retains Smith's signature black metal surface and larger than life scale, but collapses the sculpture's volume and geometry into thinly drawn, weightless lines. With its pictorial and sculptural qualities intertwined, Shirreff's "Sculpture for Snow" is an iteration in the artist's ongoing exploration of the complex relationship between images and objects.
Erin Shirreff (b. 1975, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/newyorkcloseup/artists/erin-shirreff/
CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Created & Produced by: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Editor: Brad Kimbrough. Additional Editing: Mary Ann Toman. Cinematography: Nicholas Lindner, Nick Ravich, Rafael Moreno Salazar, & Andrew David Watson. Sound: Scott Fernjack & Nick Ravich. Associate Producer: Ian Forster. Production Assistant: Amanda Long & Tida Tippapart. Design & Graphics: Stephanie Andreou, Crux Studio, & Open. Artwork: Erin Shirreff. Thanks: Art Fabricators, Micah Bozeman, Andria Hickey, Lisa Cooley, Mariano Brothers, Public Art Fund, Sam Rauch, Peter Versteeg. An Art21 Workshop Production. © Art21, Inc. 2013. All rights reserved.
"New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; Toby Devan Lewis; Lambent Foundation; the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.; and the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Additional support provided by The 1896 Studios & Stages, and by individual contributors.
#Art21 #Art21NewYorkCloseUp
- published: 24 May 2013
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Masterpiece in Focus: Kiki and Tony Smith
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Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduces us to the work of renowned American artists Kiki Smith and her fathe...
Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduces us to the work of renowned American artists Kiki Smith and her father Tony Smith. Kiki Smith’s sculpture “Born" (2002) is on display with one of her father, Tony Smith's pieces, entitled “Black Box.” Both pieces are on display from Jan. 22 to April 24 at the gallery as part of its program, Masterpiece in Focus. Video by Julie Oliver/The Ottawa Citizen
https://wn.com/Masterpiece_In_Focus_Kiki_And_Tony_Smith
Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduces us to the work of renowned American artists Kiki Smith and her father Tony Smith. Kiki Smith’s sculpture “Born" (2002) is on display with one of her father, Tony Smith's pieces, entitled “Black Box.” Both pieces are on display from Jan. 22 to April 24 at the gallery as part of its program, Masterpiece in Focus. Video by Julie Oliver/The Ottawa Citizen
- published: 28 Feb 2018
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Minimalism in DC | Tony Smith’s She Who Must Be Obeyed | Art for the People
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There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Take a look to learn more about Tony Smith’s monument...
There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Take a look to learn more about Tony Smith’s monumental She Who Must Be Obeyed (1976).
Explore our collection: https://www.gsa.gov/fine-arts
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There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Take a look to learn more about Tony Smith’s monumental She Who Must Be Obeyed (1976).
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Tony Smith on His First Exhibition at the DIA, 1967
An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," h...
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Tony Smith on His First Exhibition at the DIA, 1967
Tony Smith on His First Exhibition at the DIA, 1967
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An excerpt from the 1968 CBS program "Art of the Sixties: The Walls Come Tumbling Down," highlighting Smith's work in the Detroit Institute of Arts' 1967 exhibition, Friends of Modern Art Annual: Form, Color, Image.
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Thomas Houseago on Tony Smith | Artists on Art
Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figur...
published: 18 Aug 2016
Thomas Houseago on Tony Smith | Artists on Art
Thomas Houseago on Tony Smith | Artists on Art
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Thomas Houseago, born in Leeds, England, gained early acclaim for his highly tactile figurative sculptures. Made with traditional materials and techniques and informed by art historical precedents, his hulking figures are enlivened by a contemporary, often eviscerating effect. Since making Los Angeles his home in 2003, his monumental works have grown in scale. Now competing with architecture, they remain human in impact.
For Artists on Art, Thomas Houseago speaks on Smoke by Tony Smith.
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Tony Smith
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, d...
published: 30 Sep 2013
Tony Smith
Tony Smith
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Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install "South Orange Tau" - a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing "Tau" home, and interviews Smith's two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey. For more, visit StateoftheArtsNJ.com.
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Tony Smith, sculptor - NJN/State of the Arts
Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, d...
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Tony Smith, sculptor - NJN/State of the Arts
Tony Smith, sculptor - NJN/State of the Arts
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Architect, painter, and sculptor Tony Smith (1912 - 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to give South Orange Tau a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard was a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts Producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing Tau home, from fabrication to installation, and interviews Smiths two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others whove helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
Watch more stories from State of the Arts, listen to podcasts and more on our website: http://www.njn.net/artsculture/starts/
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Tony Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Architect
Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend ...
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Tony Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Architect
Tony Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Architect
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Tony Smith (1912 – 80) worked under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a church with his friend Jackson Pollock, and created monumental abstract sculptures that revolutionized public art as we know it. Smith was born, and lived and worked most of his life, in South Orange, New Jersey. Several years ago, the Tony Smith Sculpture Project organized to raise money to fabricate and install “South Orange Tau” – a geometric, steel sculpture by a native son whose backyard had been a neighborhood curiosity full of plywood mock-ups. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows the process of bringing “Tau” home, and interviews Smith’s two daughters Kiki and Seton, both distinguished artists, as well as others who have helped bring this iconic sculpture to New Jersey.
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Tony Smith @ Pace Gallery (Super Minimalism)
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published: 27 May 2019
Tony Smith @ Pace Gallery (Super Minimalism)
Tony Smith @ Pace Gallery (Super Minimalism)
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Here's that article on Design Milk that I wrote about Dan Flavin walls:
https://design-milk.com/ambient-light-dan-flavin/
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Tony Smith: For Series
The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in ...
published: 18 Jan 2014
Tony Smith: For Series
Tony Smith: For Series
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The exhibition will consist of the complete For Series; nine geometric bronzes ranging in size from 3 x 5 x 3 feet to 3 x 13 x 7 feet. This is the first time that the complete set of bronzes is being shown in America since 1971, when they were initially fabricated by Smith.
The sculptures were originally conceived as gifts for friends and are titled and dedicated with the initials of the intended recipient. They relate to the monumental sculptures Smith was working on at that time, and with which he is most often associated.
The series was first shown in 1970-71 in the form of full-size plywood maquettes in the exhibition, Nine Sculptures by Tony Smith, which traveled to four American museums. The sculptures were then fabricated in welded bronze and were shown in New York at Knoedler & Co. in the spring of 1971. From 1992-1996 an exhibition of the For Series traveled to seven museums throughout Europe.
"Tony Smith: For Series"
January 10 - February 16, 2002
522 W 22 Street
For more information on "Tony Smith: For Series," please visit: http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2002-01-10_tony-smith/
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Erin Shirreff & Tony Smith Go Way Back | "New York Close Up" | Art21
What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing...
published: 24 May 2013
Erin Shirreff & Tony Smith Go Way Back | "New York Close Up" | Art21
Erin Shirreff & Tony Smith Go Way Back | "New York Close Up" | Art21
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What happens when an image feels more real than the real thing itself? While de-installing "Sculpture for Snow" (2011) in Downtown Brooklyn, artist Erin Shirreff discusses the creation and inspiration for her first public sculpture. Intrigued by book reproductions of the 20th century American sculptor Tony Smith's large-scale outdoor works, Shirreff describes visiting an actual Smith sculpture only to realize that there was a lot "more romance and mystery in the image." In response Shirreff created her first video work, "Sculpture Park (Tony Smith)" (2006), a black and white video of Tony Smith sculptures revealed by falling snow (actually, tabletop sized cardboard maquettes dusted with Styrofoam in a studio.) In Shirreff's video, the mysteriously scaled sculptures appear to be both solid three-dimensional forms and fluid two-dimensional apparitions. Shirreff describes how the video served as the springboard for the Public Art Fund commissioned project "Sculpture for Snow," on view for a full year in the exhibition "A Promise Is a Cloud" (2011--12) at MetroTech Commons. Using Smith's sculpture "Amaryllis" (1965--68) as a model, Shirreff retains Smith's signature black metal surface and larger than life scale, but collapses the sculpture's volume and geometry into thinly drawn, weightless lines. With its pictorial and sculptural qualities intertwined, Shirreff's "Sculpture for Snow" is an iteration in the artist's ongoing exploration of the complex relationship between images and objects.
Erin Shirreff (b. 1975, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/newyorkcloseup/artists/erin-shirreff/
CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Created & Produced by: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Editor: Brad Kimbrough. Additional Editing: Mary Ann Toman. Cinematography: Nicholas Lindner, Nick Ravich, Rafael Moreno Salazar, & Andrew David Watson. Sound: Scott Fernjack & Nick Ravich. Associate Producer: Ian Forster. Production Assistant: Amanda Long & Tida Tippapart. Design & Graphics: Stephanie Andreou, Crux Studio, & Open. Artwork: Erin Shirreff. Thanks: Art Fabricators, Micah Bozeman, Andria Hickey, Lisa Cooley, Mariano Brothers, Public Art Fund, Sam Rauch, Peter Versteeg. An Art21 Workshop Production. © Art21, Inc. 2013. All rights reserved.
"New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; Toby Devan Lewis; Lambent Foundation; the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.; and the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Additional support provided by The 1896 Studios & Stages, and by individual contributors.
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Masterpiece in Focus: Kiki and Tony Smith
Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduce...
published: 28 Feb 2018
Masterpiece in Focus: Kiki and Tony Smith
Masterpiece in Focus: Kiki and Tony Smith
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Rhiannon Vogl, National Gallery of Canada Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, introduces us to the work of renowned American artists Kiki Smith and her father Tony Smith. Kiki Smith’s sculpture “Born" (2002) is on display with one of her father, Tony Smith's pieces, entitled “Black Box.” Both pieces are on display from Jan. 22 to April 24 at the gallery as part of its program, Masterpiece in Focus. Video by Julie Oliver/The Ottawa Citizen
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Minimalism in DC | Tony Smith’s She Who Must Be Obeyed | Art for the People
There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in ...
published: 23 Aug 2021
Minimalism in DC | Tony Smith’s She Who Must Be Obeyed | Art for the People
Minimalism in DC | Tony Smith’s She Who Must Be Obeyed | Art for the People
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There’s a stunning example of American Minimalism just one block off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Take a look to learn more about Tony Smith’s monumental She Who Must Be Obeyed (1976).
Explore our collection: https://www.gsa.gov/fine-arts
Tony Smith (sculptor)
Tony Smith (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980) was an American sculptor, visual artist, architectural designer, and a noted theorist on art. He is often cited as a pioneering figure in American Minimalist sculpture.
Education
Anthony Peter Smith, "Tony," was born in South Orange, New Jersey to a waterworks manufacturing family started by his grandfather and namesake, A. P. Smith. Tony contracted tuberculosis as a youth and his family constructed an isolation ward in the backyard in an effort to protect his fragile immune system. He was attended to by a nurse to maintain his health and tutors to keep up with his schoolwork. The medicine he was given came in little boxes which he used to form cardboard constructions and when he could, he visited the waterworks factory to marvel at the machines and fabrication processes. After the TB cleared up, Tony attended a Jesuit high school and spent two years at Georgetown University. He was disillusioned and felt no direction at Georgetown so he returned to New Jersey and opened a bookstore, worked at the family factory and attended evening courses at the Art Students League of New York. In 1937, he moved to Chicago to attend the New Bauhaus but again found himself disillusioned. The following year, Smith began working for Frank Lloyd Wright as an office clerk, a position that allowed the young designer to discover his own unique artistic sensibilities.
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