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Limited edition fine art from Kiki Smith, Las Animas, 1997, Intaglio with photogravure, 60 1/8 in. x 49 1/4 in. (152.72 cm x 125.1 cm), Edition of 47
The American artist’s work looks at Aids, gender and the climate. She discusses her prolific output and working in a space of her own
Kiki's main artistic focus until the 1990s was the construct of the body, in particular that of the woman in all its fragile balancing on the verge of life and death. I always think the whole history of the world is in your body, Smith has said.
Kiki Smith was born in Nuremberg, West Germany in 1954 and now enjoys living in a state of confusion. Besides that, she likes art and nature and the color blue.
The American artist’s work looks at Aids, gender and the climate. She discusses her prolific output and working in a space of her own
PDF 📄Today I’m choosing to research American Artist, Kiki Smith. What originally enticed me to focus on her is the work made in 1992, Hard Soft Bodies. The work is made entirely of paper mache. She views the work as spiritual, especially due to the fact it is fragile and light, much like a spirit … Continue reading "Artist research – Kiki Smith"
The versatile artist talks to Claire Barliant about her love of printmaking – and being in it for the long haul
Kiki Smith creates an embodied art. She chose the human body as her subject because it is the one form that we all share; something with which each one of us has our own authentic experience. Her choice was informed by undertaking training to become an Emergency Medical Technician and also by the Catholicism of her upbringing.
Kiki Smith--interview Kiki Smith in process Kiki Smith--10' tapestries Kiki Smith, Earth, 2012, jacquard tapestry by Magnolia Editions Kiki Smith, Sky, 2012, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Cathedral, 2013, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Congregation, 2014, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Guide, 2013, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Underground, 2012, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith exhibit I had the good fortune to see Kiki Smith's exhibit of 10' jacquard tapestries at Peter's Projects in Santa Fe
Uffizi Galleries devot a temporary exhibition to Kiki Smith. From 16th February to 2nd June 2019 at Pitti Palace
Explore Kiki Smith’s available artworks, both unique and editioned, in all media. Krakow Witkin Gallery has represented Smith since the early 1990’s.
This delicate but large-scale work on paper, which depicts a female nude reclining intimately alongside a wolf, represents the assimilation of several themes that Kiki Smith has explored throughout her decades-long career. Featuring an act of bonding between human and animal, the piece speaks not only to Smith’s fascination with and reverence for the natural world, but …
After using paper mache on the skeleton I realised what it reminded me off. I’ve seen a work before of Kiki Smith’s called Hard Soft Bodies which had the appearance of shedded skin made…
Since the 1980s acclaimed American artist Kiki Smith has looked at mortality, sexuality, and nature. Showing magnificent tapestries in the current Biennale of Sydney, Smith has previously shown in five Venice Biennales, and in 2006 was one of the ‘TIME 100: The People Who Shape Our World.’ In our interview Smith talks about the process of making art and being patient in our chaotic world.
Limited edition fine art from Kiki Smith, Las Animas, 1997, Intaglio with photogravure, 60 1/8 in. x 49 1/4 in. (152.72 cm x 125.1 cm), Edition of 47
Art21 is the world’s leading source to learn directly from the artists of our time. The mission of Art21 is to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films, resources, and public programs.
Obra gráfica y múltiples de Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith--interview Kiki Smith in process Kiki Smith--10' tapestries Kiki Smith, Earth, 2012, jacquard tapestry by Magnolia Editions Kiki Smith, Sky, 2012, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Cathedral, 2013, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Congregation, 2014, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Guide, 2013, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith, Underground, 2012, jacquard tapestry Kiki Smith exhibit I had the good fortune to see Kiki Smith's exhibit of 10' jacquard tapestries at Peter's Projects in Santa Fe
Printmaker & Sculptor
