Gallery Artists
Hobby Horse

ALLISON SMITH

exhibitions
Victory Hall
THE MUSTER
The Armory Show 2005
Hello Chelsea


2007
Untitled Untitled

2006
Artpace installation view Camp Curtain Camp Curtain [detail] Hobby Horse Hobby Horse [installation view] Hobby Horse [installation view] Hobby Horse Performance Props (uniform, flag, haversack, rifle, saber, blanket) Hobby Horse Performance Props (uniform, flag, haversack, rifle, saber, blanket) [detail] Notion Nanny Pioneer Doll (for Hobby Horse) Security Blanket (Drums of War) Song Sheet (What Are You Fighting For?) Notion Nanny [detail] Notion Nanny Project

2005
A Dashing Officer A Soldier of the 146th New York Zouaves Volunteer Infantry An Officer of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, Duryée\'s Zouaves Crossed Flags Eliza Wilson Eliza Wilson of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Marie Tepe, “French Mary,” Vivandière of the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Collis\' Zouaves Muster Activity We\'re Tenting Tonight Zouave "Armory at the Armory" "Flagging Stack-Arms" Muster Activity Muster Activity Muster General Portrait Public Address, from "Dare" performance series at Foxy Productions Victory Hall

2004
Mustering Officer\'s Campsite "Mustering Officer\'s Field Desk" Femme Au Fagot Muster Portrait

2002
618 Tradecraft Concealments 9213 Alyssum Way Ali Baby At the Sign of the Bull’s Head (Colonial Williamsburg) Hunting Rack (for hardcore farbs) Still even, even still Miscellaneous Studio Prototypes Ali Baby Bundling & Furtling Pockets Morning Wreath Narcissist Tradecraft Concealments Slipware Paper Plates

2001
Mom-n-Pop Sweet Life (Consuming Nostalgia) Mom-n-Pop Pewter Sporks Tradecraft Insignia Whitman\'s Sampler Series

2000
George Washington\'s Masonic Apron Dumbell Suckers Mom-n-Pop Deep Storage Unit Mom-n-Pop Market Tent Pure Sap (Syrup for a Lincoln Log Cabin House) Mom-n-Pop Mom-n-Pop Deep Storage Unit

1999
Farby Patchwork (Acid Wash) Edisto, A Site of Preoccupation Farby Label Farby Rag Rugs Edisto (detail)

1998
Lean-to Souvenir from Edisto

1997
Candlelight Bulbs Field Wall

RESUME

BIBLIO-
GRAPHY

PRESS
RELEASES

INSTALLATION VIEWS

ARTIST
NEWS

 

"Allison Smith: The Muster on Governors Island", InProcess 2006, p. 5-6.

"'You are Here' charts critical look at artistic frontier", The Big Bend Sentinel 2005, October 6, p. 8.

"Notion Nanny Tea Party", Time Out: London 2005, Oct 12-19, No. 1834.

"Notion Nanny (Victorian peddling)", Flux 2005, UK, Sept/Oct, No. 50.

"The Notion Nanny Tea Party", Metro 2005, UK, Oct 14.

"International New Art Invades New York", Art in America 2005.

"Art: Spectacle", Flavorpill 2005.

"The Muster, Exhibition Catalog", Public Art Fund, New York, NY 2005.

"Greater New York, Exhibition Catalog", PS1/MoMA, New York, NY 2005.

"Weird or Wonderful? Notion Nanny", New Start 2005, September 2, Vol. 7, No. 306, p.10.

"Notion Nanny", Blueprint: Architecture, Design, Culture, October 2005, UK, N. 235.

"Allison Smith: Notion Nanny", Adrian Plant, a-n Magazine, May 2006, p. 6.

"Public Inquiry", Alison Benjamin, The Guardian 2005.

"Frederick Douglass's Things", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears 2006, ed. John Russell, 3rd Edition, London,UK.

"Notes on Trench Art", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears II 2006, ed. John Russell, London, UK.

"Notes on Trench Art, or The Promiscuity of Meaning that Characterizes a Heretofore Invisible Class of Objects", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears, as part of Into the Abyss: Sex and Suicide in the Landscape, Adam Putnam, ed. 2004.

"Notes on Trench Art", Allison Smith, , K8 Hardy, Emily Roysdon, Ginger Takahashi, eds, LTTR, issue #3 Practice More Failure 2004.

"Enlisting in the army of art, Govenors Island is the staging area for handicrafts and performances", Ariella Budick, Newsday 2005.

"'The Muster' Calls Artists to Arms in Daylong Festival", Ariella Budick, Las Cruces Sun News 2005.

"Allison Smith, "Victory Hall"", Barbara Pollack, Time Out New York 2005.

"War and Pieces by Artists", Carol Vogel, The New York Times 2005.

"Blast from the past: At Mass MoCA and elsewhere, artists take on historic reenactment", Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe 2006, June 9.

"Ten-Hut", Christopher Pacetta, Daily News 2005.

"The big art exhibits of 2006", Dan Goddard, San Antonio Express-News 2006, January 8, Section J.

"Hobby Horse show a take on war", Dan Goddard, The San Antonio Express-News, December 10, 2006.

"NYC Fairs Provoke & Promise", David Ebony, Art in America, May 2003.

"Scene And Herd", Domenick Ammirati, Artforum.com, May 18, 2005.

"Rants & Raves", E.V. Day, NYFA Interactive 2005.

"Top Ten Trends in Contemporary Art: American Gothic", Edith Newhall, ARTnews 2006.

"Gloves off at Artpace", Frank Hammel, San Antonio Current 2006, December 13-19.

"At Mass MoCA, a Carnival of Lost Souls and Masquerades", Grace Glueck, The New York Times 2006, Art Review, August 4.

"Allison Smith at Bellwether", Helen Burnham, NY Arts, May 1, 2000.

""Log Cabin"", Holland Cotter, The New York Times Magazine, January 28, 2005.

"B & B", Interview by Valentina Sansone, Flash Art 2006, March-April, Vol. XXXIX, No. 247.

"Q & A", Interview with Alison Benjamin, The Guardian 2005, August 24.

"Art Review", James Auer, Journal Sentinel 2003.

"You are Here: Ballroom Marfa", James Bae, ARTL!ES 2005, Fall, p.108-9.

"Events", James Trainor, frieze 2005.

"The Muster", James Trainor, Frieze 2005.

"Spoleto 2000: The Flag as Art", Jeffrey Day, The State, June 9, 2000.

"Notion Nanny: A Project by Allison Smith developed wit B+B Studio Voltaire, London", Jennifer Maddock, www.leisurecentre.org.uk 2005.

"Artspace's provocative 'History' goes beyond any textbook", Judy Birke, CTCentral.com, December 9, 2006.

"Artist Multiple", K8 Hardy, Emily Roysdon, Ginger Takahashi, LTTR, issue #1 2002.

"Goings On About Town: The Muster", Karen Rosenberg, The New Yorker 2005.

"Bellwether now: Allison Smith & Ellen Altfest", Kate Forde, The Brooklyn Rail, October 2002.

"Fight Club: Allison Smith's project inspires protest", L.D. Beghtol, The Village Voice, March 30, 2007, Book Review.

"The Nanny State", LH, Crafts: Decorative and Applied Arts 2005, November/December, No. 197.

"Ahistoric Occasion: Artists Making History", Lisa Pasquariello, Artforum 2006.

"Share Crafts with US Expert", Lucy Collins, The North-West Evening Mail 2005, UK, Aug 12, 2005.

"The Muster: A Project of The Public Art Fund by Allison Smith", Luren Jenison, KnitKnit 2006, p. 24-25.

"Artist Multiple", Matt Keegan, ed, North Drive Press, issue #1 Summerkit Group 1 2004.

"From California to the New York Island", Michael Ned Holte, Artforum 2006.

"Art Fragments From the Big Apple", Nick Stillman, Flash Art 2005.

"Brooklyn!", Palm Beach ICA, exhibition catalog, September 1, 2001.

"Desert Island Fantasy: Lazy Day in the Park with a Tent and a Cause", Randy Kennedy, The New York Times 2005.

""Mind Over Murder"", Robert Polito, BookForum 2005.

"Art in Review", Roberta Smith, The New York Times, October 4, 2002.

"Notion Nanny: Tinker, Tailor, Merchant and Maker", Sarah Carrington & Allison Smith, KnitKnit 6 2006, p. 20-23.

"Notion Nanny: Tinker, Tailor, Merchant and Maker", Sarah Carrington and Allison Smith, KnitKnit 2005.

"Crafty Idea to Bring Back Arts", Sarah Halls, Guardian 2006.

"Marfa", Silke Hohmann, Monopol 2005, Nr. 6.

"In the Shadow of the Flag", Tippy Stern Fine Art, exhibition catalog, June 2, 2000.

"The Whight Biennial", University of California, Los Angeles, exhibition catalog, October 8, 2001.

   
   
   
Exhibited Artists
Hobby Horse

ALLISON SMITH

exhibitions
Victory Hall
THE MUSTER
The Armory Show 2005
Hello Chelsea


2007
Untitled Untitled

2006
Artpace installation view Camp Curtain Camp Curtain [detail] Hobby Horse Hobby Horse [installation view] Hobby Horse [installation view] Hobby Horse Performance Props (uniform, flag, haversack, rifle, saber, blanket) Hobby Horse Performance Props (uniform, flag, haversack, rifle, saber, blanket) [detail] Notion Nanny Pioneer Doll (for Hobby Horse) Security Blanket (Drums of War) Song Sheet (What Are You Fighting For?) Notion Nanny [detail] Notion Nanny Project

2005
A Dashing Officer A Soldier of the 146th New York Zouaves Volunteer Infantry An Officer of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, Duryée\'s Zouaves Crossed Flags Eliza Wilson Eliza Wilson of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Marie Tepe, “French Mary,” Vivandière of the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Collis\' Zouaves Muster Activity We\'re Tenting Tonight Zouave "Armory at the Armory" "Flagging Stack-Arms" Muster Activity Muster Activity Muster General Portrait Public Address, from "Dare" performance series at Foxy Productions Victory Hall

2004
Mustering Officer\'s Campsite "Mustering Officer\'s Field Desk" Femme Au Fagot Muster Portrait

2002
618 Tradecraft Concealments 9213 Alyssum Way Ali Baby At the Sign of the Bull’s Head (Colonial Williamsburg) Hunting Rack (for hardcore farbs) Still even, even still Miscellaneous Studio Prototypes Ali Baby Bundling & Furtling Pockets Morning Wreath Narcissist Tradecraft Concealments Slipware Paper Plates

2001
Mom-n-Pop Sweet Life (Consuming Nostalgia) Mom-n-Pop Pewter Sporks Tradecraft Insignia Whitman\'s Sampler Series

2000
George Washington\'s Masonic Apron Dumbell Suckers Mom-n-Pop Deep Storage Unit Mom-n-Pop Market Tent Pure Sap (Syrup for a Lincoln Log Cabin House) Mom-n-Pop Mom-n-Pop Deep Storage Unit

1999
Farby Patchwork (Acid Wash) Edisto, A Site of Preoccupation Farby Label Farby Rag Rugs Edisto (detail)

1998
Lean-to Souvenir from Edisto

1997
Candlelight Bulbs Field Wall

RESUME

BIBLIO-
GRAPHY

PRESS
RELEASES

INSTALLATION VIEWS

ARTIST
NEWS

 

"Allison Smith: The Muster on Governors Island", InProcess 2006, p. 5-6.

"'You are Here' charts critical look at artistic frontier", The Big Bend Sentinel 2005, October 6, p. 8.

"Notion Nanny Tea Party", Time Out: London 2005, Oct 12-19, No. 1834.

"Notion Nanny (Victorian peddling)", Flux 2005, UK, Sept/Oct, No. 50.

"The Notion Nanny Tea Party", Metro 2005, UK, Oct 14.

"International New Art Invades New York", Art in America 2005.

"Art: Spectacle", Flavorpill 2005.

"The Muster, Exhibition Catalog", Public Art Fund, New York, NY 2005.

"Greater New York, Exhibition Catalog", PS1/MoMA, New York, NY 2005.

"Weird or Wonderful? Notion Nanny", New Start 2005, September 2, Vol. 7, No. 306, p.10.

"Notion Nanny", Blueprint: Architecture, Design, Culture, October 2005, UK, N. 235.

"Allison Smith: Notion Nanny", Adrian Plant, a-n Magazine, May 2006, p. 6.

"Public Inquiry", Alison Benjamin, The Guardian 2005.

"Frederick Douglass's Things", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears 2006, ed. John Russell, 3rd Edition, London,UK.

"Notes on Trench Art", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears II 2006, ed. John Russell, London, UK.

"Notes on Trench Art, or The Promiscuity of Meaning that Characterizes a Heretofore Invisible Class of Objects", Allison Smith, Frozen Tears, as part of Into the Abyss: Sex and Suicide in the Landscape, Adam Putnam, ed. 2004.

"Notes on Trench Art", Allison Smith, , K8 Hardy, Emily Roysdon, Ginger Takahashi, eds, LTTR, issue #3 Practice More Failure 2004.

"Enlisting in the army of art, Govenors Island is the staging area for handicrafts and performances", Ariella Budick, Newsday 2005.

"'The Muster' Calls Artists to Arms in Daylong Festival", Ariella Budick, Las Cruces Sun News 2005.

"Allison Smith, "Victory Hall"", Barbara Pollack, Time Out New York 2005.

"War and Pieces by Artists", Carol Vogel, The New York Times 2005.

"Blast from the past: At Mass MoCA and elsewhere, artists take on historic reenactment", Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe 2006, June 9.

"Ten-Hut", Christopher Pacetta, Daily News 2005.

"The big art exhibits of 2006", Dan Goddard, San Antonio Express-News 2006, January 8, Section J.

"Hobby Horse show a take on war", Dan Goddard, The San Antonio Express-News, December 10, 2006.

"NYC Fairs Provoke & Promise", David Ebony, Art in America, May 2003.

"Scene And Herd", Domenick Ammirati, Artforum.com, May 18, 2005.

"Rants & Raves", E.V. Day, NYFA Interactive 2005.

"Top Ten Trends in Contemporary Art: American Gothic", Edith Newhall, ARTnews 2006.

"Gloves off at Artpace", Frank Hammel, San Antonio Current 2006, December 13-19.

"At Mass MoCA, a Carnival of Lost Souls and Masquerades", Grace Glueck, The New York Times 2006, Art Review, August 4.

"Allison Smith at Bellwether", Helen Burnham, NY Arts, May 1, 2000.

""Log Cabin"", Holland Cotter, The New York Times Magazine, January 28, 2005.

"B & B", Interview by Valentina Sansone, Flash Art 2006, March-April, Vol. XXXIX, No. 247.

"Q & A", Interview with Alison Benjamin, The Guardian 2005, August 24.

"Art Review", James Auer, Journal Sentinel 2003.

"You are Here: Ballroom Marfa", James Bae, ARTL!ES 2005, Fall, p.108-9.

"Events", James Trainor, frieze 2005.

"The Muster", James Trainor, Frieze 2005.

"Spoleto 2000: The Flag as Art", Jeffrey Day, The State, June 9, 2000.

"Notion Nanny: A Project by Allison Smith developed wit B+B Studio Voltaire, London", Jennifer Maddock, www.leisurecentre.org.uk 2005.

"Artspace's provocative 'History' goes beyond any textbook", Judy Birke, CTCentral.com, December 9, 2006.

"Artist Multiple", K8 Hardy, Emily Roysdon, Ginger Takahashi, LTTR, issue #1 2002.

"Goings On About Town: The Muster", Karen Rosenberg, The New Yorker 2005.

"Bellwether now: Allison Smith & Ellen Altfest", Kate Forde, The Brooklyn Rail, October 2002.

"Fight Club: Allison Smith's project inspires protest", L.D. Beghtol, The Village Voice, March 30, 2007, Book Review.

"The Nanny State", LH, Crafts: Decorative and Applied Arts 2005, November/December, No. 197.

"Ahistoric Occasion: Artists Making History", Lisa Pasquariello, Artforum 2006.

"Share Crafts with US Expert", Lucy Collins, The North-West Evening Mail 2005, UK, Aug 12, 2005.

"The Muster: A Project of The Public Art Fund by Allison Smith", Luren Jenison, KnitKnit 2006, p. 24-25.

"Artist Multiple", Matt Keegan, ed, North Drive Press, issue #1 Summerkit Group 1 2004.

"From California to the New York Island", Michael Ned Holte, Artforum 2006.

"Art Fragments From the Big Apple", Nick Stillman, Flash Art 2005.

"Brooklyn!", Palm Beach ICA, exhibition catalog, September 1, 2001.

"Desert Island Fantasy: Lazy Day in the Park with a Tent and a Cause", Randy Kennedy, The New York Times 2005.

""Mind Over Murder"", Robert Polito, BookForum 2005.

"Art in Review", Roberta Smith, The New York Times, October 4, 2002.

"Notion Nanny: Tinker, Tailor, Merchant and Maker", Sarah Carrington & Allison Smith, KnitKnit 6 2006, p. 20-23.

"Notion Nanny: Tinker, Tailor, Merchant and Maker", Sarah Carrington and Allison Smith, KnitKnit 2005.

"Crafty Idea to Bring Back Arts", Sarah Halls, Guardian 2006.

"Marfa", Silke Hohmann, Monopol 2005, Nr. 6.

"In the Shadow of the Flag", Tippy Stern Fine Art, exhibition catalog, June 2, 2000.

"The Whight Biennial", University of California, Los Angeles, exhibition catalog, October 8, 2001.