Alexis Smith, the clever, much-exhibited Southern California conceptual artist, has died. She was 74. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) Alexis Smith, the clever, much-exhibited Southern California ...

Southern California artist Alexis Smith passed away at the age of 74 on Tuesday. Smith was lauded for the wit with which she mined pop culture, Hollywood and the American West for her collage work — ...

Alexis Smith, an artist who expressed a searing though affectionate vision of American culture in assemblages, installations and public art projects, died Jan. 2 at her home in Venice, California. She ...

Alexis Smith, the clever, much-exhibited Southern California conceptual artist who winningly combined found images and smart phrases since the 1970s, died Tuesday morning at home in Los Angeles, ...