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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Rebecca Ackroyd: don’t ask why, you’ll spoil everything
Rebecca Ackroyd: don’t ask why, you’ll spoil everything
Rebecca Ackroyd: don’t ask why, you’ll spoil everything
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3 min read
Episode 11: Give me a break with Tai Shani
Episode 11: Give me a break with Tai Shani
Episode 11: Give me a break with Tai Shani
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14 min read
Tacita Dean’s waiting game
Tacita Dean’s waiting game
Tacita Dean’s waiting game
Opinion
Reviews
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8 min read
It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize
It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize
It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize
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11 min read
Monica Bonvicini: art without limits
Monica Bonvicini: art without limits
Monica Bonvicini: art without limits
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Opinion
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17 min read
Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?
Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?
Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?
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2 min read
Episode 8: Give me a break with Monster Chetwynd
Episode 8: Give me a break with Monster Chetwynd
Episode 8: Give me a break with Monster Chetwynd
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Episode 7: Give me a break with Gary Card
Episode 7: Give me a break with Gary Card
Episode 7: Give me a break with Gary Card
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Gary, what have you done to our office?
Gary, what have you done to our office?
Gary, what have you done to our office?
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2 min read
Episode 6: Give me a break with Gabrielle de la Puente of The White Pube
Episode 6: Give me a break with Gabrielle de la Puente of The White Pube
Episode 6: Give me a break with Gabrielle de la Puente of The White Pube
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9 min read
Jenny Saville and the paint made flesh
Jenny Saville and the paint made flesh
Jenny Saville and the paint made flesh
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What happens in the exhibition stays in the exhibition
What happens in the exhibition stays in the exhibition
What happens in the exhibition stays in the exhibition
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2 min read
Episode 4: Give me a break with Naomi Rea
Episode 4: Give me a break with Naomi Rea
Episode 4: Give me a break with Naomi Rea
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6 min read
Joseph Jones has saved 50,000 images of cats
Joseph Jones has saved 50,000 images of cats
Joseph Jones has saved 50,000 images of cats
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Episode 3: Give me a break with Harland Miller
Episode 3: Give me a break with Harland Miller
Episode 3: Give me a break with Harland Miller
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17 min read
How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency
How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency
How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency
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Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal
Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal
Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal
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Introducing the Give me a break podcast
Introducing the Give me a break podcast
Introducing the Give me a break podcast
Opinion
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8 min read
A crash course in roadkill fine dining
A crash course in roadkill fine dining
A crash course in roadkill fine dining
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Opinion
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16 min read
Is the London art scene actually back?
Is the London art scene actually back?
Is the London art scene actually back?
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11 min read
Ivana Bašić: “These materials are the truth”
Ivana Bašić: “These materials are the truth”
Ivana Bašić: “These materials are the truth”
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16 min read
The death of Stroud’s racist clock
The death of Stroud’s racist clock
The death of Stroud’s racist clock
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Plaster Shoots: a dinner for Linder
Plaster Shoots: a dinner for Linder
Plaster Shoots: a dinner for Linder
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10 min read
Dominique Fung’s surreal blend of opulence and objectification
Dominique Fung’s surreal blend of opulence and objectification
Dominique Fung’s surreal blend of opulence and objectification
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Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”
Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”
Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”
Opinion
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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
I tried to review an art show like it was 1983. It was a disaster
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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”
“In the end, all we’ll amount to is a sack of bloody slop”
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19 min read
What’s it like to leave an art world career?
What’s it like to leave an art world career?
What’s it like to leave an art world career?
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Opinion
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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
Candy shop or art gallery? The sickly sweet world of Moco Museum
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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!”
Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”
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Anthony McCall: the father of immersive art
Anthony McCall: the father of immersive art
Anthony McCall: the father of immersive art
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8 min read
Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence
Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence
Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence
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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”
Vivienne Westwood’s son and granddaughter on anarchy, activism and the “best thing she ever did”
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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”
Michaël Borremans: “We’re all just a species of monkey, just more deranged”
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Opinion
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Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?
Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?
Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?
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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
Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here
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“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
“Just because something’s new to me, doesn’t mean it’s undiscovered”: Charlotte Jansen on curating Photo London Discovery
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John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming
John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming
John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming
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Yu Hong brings supernatural realism to Venice
Yu Hong brings supernatural realism to Venice
Yu Hong brings supernatural realism to Venice
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How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA
How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA
How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA
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Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong
Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong
Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong
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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
We reveal the person behind art world insta fav @whos____who
Opinion
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‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu
‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu
‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu
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Five art legends on five rising stars
Five art legends on five rising stars
Five art legends on five rising stars
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6 min read
Michèle Lamy on skateboarding, Anselm Kiefer and dark enigmas
Michèle Lamy on skateboarding, Anselm Kiefer and dark enigmas
Michèle Lamy on skateboarding, Anselm Kiefer and dark enigmas
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Watch: The Book Voucher with Gavin Turk
Watch: The Book Voucher with Gavin Turk
Watch: The Book Voucher with Gavin Turk
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The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”
The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”
The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”
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Julie Mehretu on haunting, reckoning and accidental magic
Julie Mehretu on haunting, reckoning and accidental magic
Julie Mehretu on haunting, reckoning and accidental magic
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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?”
Shirin Neshat: “How much can we resist pain and torture? At what point do we break?”
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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”
Erwin Wurm’s Perfect Day: “I’d ask Piero Manzoni if it’s really his crap in the can”
