Michael Bell-Smith
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Michael Bell-Smith is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Brooklyn
, New York
. Bell-Smith's work utilizes digital forms to explore the use of popular technologies in contemporary visual culture.
Bell-Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Semiotics from Brown University in 2001. His work has been exhibited internationally, including The New Museum, New York; Foxy Production
, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia; LISTE, Basel, Switzerland; Galeri F15, Moss, Norway; Threshold Artspace, Perth, Scotland; The Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland; Vilma Gold, London; BankART, Yokohama, Japan; Glassbox, Paris; PROJEKT 0047, Berlin; and Tate Liverpool
, Liverpool, UK.
Bell-Smith’s work is held in the collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
, Washington DC, as well as numerous private collections in North America, Asia and Europe. In 2001 he was awarded the William and Alethe Weston Fine Arts Award in Media Production. He is represented by Foxy Production
in New York.
Hight, Elena. "Filming Fantasy: 'The Cinema Effect' at Hirshhorn." The Georgetown Independent. April 2008.
Gordon, Kelly. 'Michael Bell-Smith' The Cinema Effect, Publication Hirshhorn Museum, Feb-May 2008.
Zamudio, Raul. "Michael Bell-Smith". Flash Art, March-April 2008.
Gopnik, Blake. "Moving Pictures at the Hirshhorn, 'Dreams' Melds Cinema and Psyche To Hypnotic Effect." The Washington Post, Feb. 2008.
Moss, Ceci and Bell-Smith, Michael. "Interview with Michael Bell-Smith." Rhizome, January 24, 2008.
Bell-Smith, Michael and Gordon, Rebecca. "Michael Bell-Smith talks to Rebecca Gordon." NY Arts, Jan - Feb 2008.
Davis, Ben. "Commerce and Consciousness." Artnet.com, Magazine 11 January 2008., 11 January 2008.
Parker, Graham. "Michael Bell-Smith." Time Out New York, 1–7 June 2006: 76.
Smith, Roberta. "Michael Bell-Smith." The New York Times, 19 May 2006: E9.
Cornell, Lauren. “Net Results, Closing the Gap Between Art and Life Online.” Time Out New York, 9–15 February 2006: 69.
Caravanos, Adelle. "Artists of the World, Log On!" Science and the City, 20 February
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Bell-Smith's work utilizes digital forms to explore the use of popular technologies in contemporary visual culture.
Bell-Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Semiotics from Brown University in 2001. His work has been exhibited internationally, including The New Museum, New York; Foxy Production
Foxy Production
Foxy Production is a New York art gallery founded by Michael Gillespe and John Thomson.Foxy Production inaugurated its gallery program in January 2003 after completing a series of curated exchange projects between London and New York. The gallery opened in Brooklyn and then moved to Manhattan in...
, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia; LISTE, Basel, Switzerland; Galeri F15, Moss, Norway; Threshold Artspace, Perth, Scotland; The Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland; Vilma Gold, London; BankART, Yokohama, Japan; Glassbox, Paris; PROJEKT 0047, Berlin; and Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool is an art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The museum was an initiative of the Merseyside Development Corporation...
, Liverpool, UK.
Bell-Smith’s work is held in the collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...
, Washington DC, as well as numerous private collections in North America, Asia and Europe. In 2001 he was awarded the William and Alethe Weston Fine Arts Award in Media Production. He is represented by Foxy Production
Foxy Production
Foxy Production is a New York art gallery founded by Michael Gillespe and John Thomson.Foxy Production inaugurated its gallery program in January 2003 after completing a series of curated exchange projects between London and New York. The gallery opened in Brooklyn and then moved to Manhattan in...
in New York.
Selected bibliography
Spampinato, Francesco. "N.Y.F.C.: New York Fucking City", Flash Art, August-September 2009: 86-89.Hight, Elena. "Filming Fantasy: 'The Cinema Effect' at Hirshhorn." The Georgetown Independent. April 2008.
Gordon, Kelly. 'Michael Bell-Smith' The Cinema Effect, Publication Hirshhorn Museum, Feb-May 2008.
Zamudio, Raul. "Michael Bell-Smith". Flash Art, March-April 2008.
Gopnik, Blake. "Moving Pictures at the Hirshhorn, 'Dreams' Melds Cinema and Psyche To Hypnotic Effect." The Washington Post, Feb. 2008.
Moss, Ceci and Bell-Smith, Michael. "Interview with Michael Bell-Smith." Rhizome, January 24, 2008.
Bell-Smith, Michael and Gordon, Rebecca. "Michael Bell-Smith talks to Rebecca Gordon." NY Arts, Jan - Feb 2008.
Davis, Ben. "Commerce and Consciousness." Artnet.com, Magazine 11 January 2008., 11 January 2008.
Parker, Graham. "Michael Bell-Smith." Time Out New York, 1–7 June 2006: 76.
Smith, Roberta. "Michael Bell-Smith." The New York Times, 19 May 2006: E9.
Cornell, Lauren. “Net Results, Closing the Gap Between Art and Life Online.” Time Out New York, 9–15 February 2006: 69.
Caravanos, Adelle. "Artists of the World, Log On!" Science and the City, 20 February
External links
- Homepage
- Michael Bell-Smith at Foxy Production, New York
- Michael Bell-Smith at Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
- Michael Bell-Smith at EAI, New York