Lucien Smith, Onetime Market Darling Who Turned His Focus To Helping Emerging Artists, Has Died at 37

Lucien Smith, a onetime market darling who more recently focused on supporting emerging artists, has died at 37, according to multiple people who knew him over the years. No information has been released about the cause or place of his death.“I loved him and I’m hapy knowing he found some serenity later in life,” artist Joel Mesler told ARTnews via text, adding a heart emoji.“Lucien Smith was our friend and his death is tragic,” artist Andrew Kuo wrote on X. “