Lucien Smith cause of death: What happened to 37-year-old New York City artist?
New York artist Lucien Smith, 37, died unexpectedly, shocking the art community. His cause of death remains unknown after he recently completed new paintings.
Lucien Smith, a 37-year-old New York City artist, has died, leaving the art community in shock. His sudden demise comes as a surprise, given that he had recently completed a new collection of paintings and was focusing on a restaurant he opened in 2025. Smith's career had peaked in the early 2010s, during which he was hailed as one of the prime faces of "zombie formalism."
This term, coined by the late artist and critic Walter Robinson, described works that resembled particular styles or movements but lacked original ideas. These works were often bought and sold for speculative gains, leading to a collapse of the art market in 2015. Despite this, Smith had been aware of the pitfalls of the speculative art economy and had invested his earnings wisely, including opening a restaurant.
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