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Kiki Smith
b. 1954, Nuremberg, West Germany · American, born in Germany · Based in New York, USA
- Self-taught; member of Colab (Collaborative Projects, 1970s)
- Sculpture
- Printmaking
- Cast Bronze & Glass
- Tapestry
- Handmade Paper
Kiki Smith has built an expansive practice around the human body, animals, mythology, mortality and the natural world. Beginning with internal organs and bodily fluids in the 1980s, she later expanded into figurative sculpture, printmaking, tapestry and celestial imagery.
Sculpture; drawing; printmaking; textile
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Interpreting Life, Death, and Mythology: Kiki Smith's Sculptures | Art21
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Major Works
- 1992Tale
- 1992Pee Body
- 1992Untitled (Blood Pool)
- 1994Lilith
- 2001Rapture
- 2002Born
- 1999Wolf Girl
- 2000Pool of Tears 2 (after Lewis Carroll)
- 1996Constellation
- 2010sSky tapestry works
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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