Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Harriet Lloyd-Smith is the Managing Editor of Plaster, responsible for all content across digital and print. She was previously Arts Editor at Wallpaper* and has written for leading contemporary art publications, auction houses and arts charities, and lectured on review writing and art journalism. When she’s not writing about art, she’s making her own.
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Features Opinion Reviews – – 
11 min read
I tried to review an art show like it was 1983. It was a disaster
I tried to review an art show like it was 1983. It was a disaster
Opinion – – 9 min read
“In the end, all we’ll amount to is a sack of bloody slop”
“In the end, all we’ll amount to is a sack of bloody slop”
Features – – 19 min read
What’s it like to leave an art world career?
What’s it like to leave an art world career?
Features Opinion Reviews – – 13 min read
Candy shop or art gallery? The sickly sweet world of Moco Museum
Candy shop or art gallery? The sickly sweet world of Moco Museum
Features Interviews – 10 min read
Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”
Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”
Interviews – – 9 min read
Anthony McCall: the father of immersive art
Anthony McCall: the father of immersive art
Column Features Reviews – – 8 min read
Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence
Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence
Features Interviews – – 13 min read
Vivienne Westwood’s son and granddaughter on anarchy, activism and the “best thing she ever did”
Vivienne Westwood’s son and granddaughter on anarchy, activism and the “best thing she ever did”
Interviews – – 11 min read
Michaël Borremans: “We’re all just a species of monkey, just more deranged”
Michaël Borremans: “We’re all just a species of monkey, just more deranged”
Features Opinion Reviews – – 10 min read
Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?
Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?
Column Features Interviews – – 10 min read
Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here
Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here
Features Interviews – – 9 min read
“Just because something’s new to me, doesn’t mean it’s undiscovered”: Charlotte Jansen on curating Photo London Discovery
“Just because something’s new to me, doesn’t mean it’s undiscovered”: Charlotte Jansen on curating Photo London Discovery
Features Interviews – – 15 min read
John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming
John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming
Interviews – – 9 min read
Yu Hong brings supernatural realism to Venice
Yu Hong brings supernatural realism to Venice
Interviews – – 9 min read
How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA
How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA
Opinion Reviews – – 7 min read
Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong
Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong
Features News – – 5 min read
We reveal the person behind art world insta fav @whos____who
We reveal the person behind art world insta fav @whos____who
Opinion Reviews – – 9 min read
‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu
‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu
Interviews – – 5 min read
Michèle Lamy on skateboarding, Anselm Kiefer and dark enigmas
Michèle Lamy on skateboarding, Anselm Kiefer and dark enigmas
Interviews Watch – – – 6 min read
Watch: The Book Voucher with Gavin Turk
Watch: The Book Voucher with Gavin Turk
Reviews – – 8 min read
Jenny Saville: up, down and back under the spell
Jenny Saville: up, down and back under the spell
Features Interviews – – 9 min read
The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”
The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”
Interviews – – 11 min read
Julie Mehretu on haunting, reckoning and accidental magic
Julie Mehretu on haunting, reckoning and accidental magic
Interviews – – 12 min read
Shirin Neshat: “How much can we resist pain and torture? At what point do we break?”
Shirin Neshat: “How much can we resist pain and torture? At what point do we break?”
Features – – 5 min read
Erwin Wurm’s Perfect Day: “I’d ask Piero Manzoni if it’s really his crap in the can”
Erwin Wurm’s Perfect Day: “I’d ask Piero Manzoni if it’s really his crap in the can”
