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| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Smith lived and worked in ], ] until October 2007, when he moved to ]. He has previously dated Varrick Robinson and was formerly in a long-term relationship with adult industry performer Mandy Morbid.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kimberly Kane |title=Zak Loves Mandy |newspaper=] |date=October 16, 2012 |url=https://www.vice.com/read/zak-loves-mandy-0003000-v19n10 |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Smith describes himself as an ].<ref>{{cite news |author=Emilie Trice |title=Anarchy in the U.K. |quote=This month, the 31-year-old artist, anarchist and porn star has a solo show at Fred in London. |newspaper=].de |date=October 15, 2007 |url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/trice/trice10-15-07.asp |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Zing Tsjeng |title=Stoya selects Zak Smith |quote=The self-described anarchist landed his monumental page-for-page artistic interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow in the Whitney Biennal at 28, then landed his first adult film role in Barbed Wire Kiss. |newspaper=] |date=July 28, 2014 |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/20973/1/stoya-selects-zak-smith |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> | Smith lived and worked in ], ] until October 2007, when he moved to ]. He has previously dated Varrick Robinson and was formerly in a long-term relationship with adult industry performer Mandy Morbid.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kimberly Kane |title=Zak Loves Mandy |newspaper=] |date=October 16, 2012 |url=https://www.vice.com/read/zak-loves-mandy-0003000-v19n10 |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Smith describes himself as an ].<ref>{{cite news |author=Emilie Trice |title=Anarchy in the U.K. |quote=This month, the 31-year-old artist, anarchist and porn star has a solo show at Fred in London. |newspaper=].de |date=October 15, 2007 |url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/trice/trice10-15-07.asp |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Zing Tsjeng |title=Stoya selects Zak Smith |quote=The self-described anarchist landed his monumental page-for-page artistic interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow in the Whitney Biennal at 28, then landed his first adult film role in Barbed Wire Kiss. |newspaper=] |date=July 28, 2014 |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/20973/1/stoya-selects-zak-smith |accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ==Controversies== | |||
| In February of 2018, Smith was accused by Morbid of physical and sexual assault, and relayed accounts of other sexual assaults that Smith had bragged about to her. Her claims were initially supported by two other women, including a witness to some of the assaults Smith allegedly committed on Morbid. Later, Vivka Grey, a cosplayer and model, also posted an account of abuse at Smith's hands.<ref>https://411mania.com/games/wizards-of-the-coast-statement-dd-5e-contributor-zak-smith-abuse-allegations/</ref> | |||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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 Zak Smith in 2005 | |
| Born | (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Yale University |
Zak Smith (born July 16, 1976), also known as Zak Sabbath, is an American artist.
Early life and education
Smith was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Washington, D.C. After receiving a BFA from Cooper Union in 1998, he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine and went on to receive an MFA from Yale University in 2001.
Smith's father is Jewish.
Career
Art
Public collections containing Smith's work include the Museum of Modern Art and the Progressive Corporation. Zak Smith is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York City.
Other works
From March to November 2010, Smith directed and co-starred in I Hit It With My Axe, a weekly Dungeons & Dragons video series hosted on The Escapist website along with other adult performers including Kimberly Kane, Satine Phoenix, Sasha Grey, Justine Joli, and Stoya.
Personal life
Smith lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York until October 2007, when he moved to Los Angeles. He has previously dated Varrick Robinson and was formerly in a long-term relationship with adult industry performer Mandy Morbid. Smith describes himself as an anarchist.
Controversies
In February of 2018, Smith was accused by Morbid of physical and sexual assault, and relayed accounts of other sexual assaults that Smith had bragged about to her. Her claims were initially supported by two other women, including a witness to some of the assaults Smith allegedly committed on Morbid. Later, Vivka Grey, a cosplayer and model, also posted an account of abuse at Smith's hands.
Bibliography
- Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls (New York, NY: Distributed Art Publishers, 2005) ISBN 978-1-933045-22-1
- Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow (Graphic Representation oNovel/Illustration). (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2006). ISBN 0-9773127-9-8
- We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings. (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2009). ISBN 978-0-9802436-8-0
References
- "The Collection | Zak Smith (American, born 1976)". MoMA. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- I Hit It With My Axe: Episode One: Meet the Party Access date: August 2, 2010
- Kimberly Kane (October 16, 2012). "Zak Loves Mandy". VICE. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- Emilie Trice (October 15, 2007). "Anarchy in the U.K." artnet.de. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
This month, the 31-year-old artist, anarchist and porn star has a solo show at Fred in London.
- Zing Tsjeng (July 28, 2014). "Stoya selects Zak Smith". Dazed Digital. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
The self-described anarchist landed his monumental page-for-page artistic interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow in the Whitney Biennal at 28, then landed his first adult film role in Barbed Wire Kiss.
- https://411mania.com/games/wizards-of-the-coast-statement-dd-5e-contributor-zak-smith-abuse-allegations/