Walker art center san francisco museum of modern art contemporary arts museum. This book gives you an insight into her work and her processes. A gathering, 19802005 at the whitney, you might suppose that the feelings borne by such materialhowever you judge the artwould be outsize and feverish. A gathering, 1980 2005 on view through february 11, 2007 as you may know, there are in several cities around the globe, competing exhibitions of flayed and cleverly posed, plasticized human cadavers, or lifelike posed wholebody plastinates that are meant to educate by providing an opportunity to better understand the human. Edited by siri engberg widely considered to be one of the most engaging and fascinating artists of our time, kiki smith has, over the past 25 years, developed into a major figure in the world of twentyfirstcentury art. She uses a broad variety of materials to continuously expand and evolve a body of work that includes sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, and textiles.
Nov 17, 2006 many things fly and float in kiki smith. Kiki smith was born in 1954 to american parents living in nuremberg, germany. Prints, books, and things, at the museum of modern art in new york city 2003. Smiths more recent works frequently portray birds and other animalsoften interacting with human figuresas well as flowers. A gathering, 19802005 whitney museum of american art. Kiki smith will present a gathering to use the artists word of the broad. Her art takes the form of drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, books, performance, sound, video, jewelry, and costume design, among others. In new york, the museum of modern art presented prints, books and things in 2003.
Throughout her prolific career, she has focused on. Kiki smith is a contemporary american artist best known for her figural representations of mortality, abjection, and sexuality. The daughter of the american actress and opera singer jane lawrence and the american architect and sculptor tony smith, she was born in. Kiki smiths work has been the subject of numerous oneperson exhibitions worldwide including over 25 solo museum exhibitions, including the retrospectives kiki smith. Kiki smith by kiki smith meet your next favorite book. Top 10 best marina maddix books list of books by marina maddix. A gathering, 19802005, whitney museum, ny, 20062007 contemporary arts museum, houston, 2006 walker art center, minneapolis, 2006 san francisco museum of modern art, 20052006. Many readers of a sky filled with shooting stars will know that kiki smith is an artist for whom i have enormous regard. A gathering, 1980 2005, museum of modern art, san francisco, ca kiki smith. Published to accompany an exhibition at the museum of modern art.
This interactive web site is similarly arranged and fosters a rich understanding of her innovative. Nov 01, 2005 widely considered to be one of the most engaging and fascinating artists of our time, kiki smith has, over the past 25 years, developed into a major figure in the world of twentyfirstcentury art. A gathering, 19802005 debuted at the san francisco museum of modern art. Her 2006 retrospective of more than two hundred works, kiki smith. Her artistic lineage also claims her grandfather, who was an altarcarver. Jul 29, 2006 how she spent that time is presented in kiki smith. A gathering, 19802005, which signalled the end of a period. The daughter of the american actress and opera singer jane lawrence and the american architect. Kiki smith the notion of the lightbulb is a crucial, recurrent motif surrounding the overal oeuvre and conceptual approach of the artist.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Back in 2006 i named her whitney retrospective a gathering as artinfos jointbest new york museum show of the year tying it with sean scully at the met and a few months later, when i had the honor of conducting the one hundredth artinfo interview, i. The title of this book is kiki smith and it was written by siri engberg, linda nochlin, marina warner. Dec, 2016 kiki smiths sculpture lilith, composed of rough bodycast bronze, is exhibited situated on a wall in a crouching, upside down position reminiscent of a spider or bat the viewer is immediately unsettled by the naked, animalistic figure, its shiny, dark form interrupted only by piercing blue glass ey. Her work is characterised by a constant reflection on human existence and on life and death.
Her father was minimalist sculptor tony smith and her mother was jane lawrence, an american actress and opera singer working in germany at the time kiki was born. Kiki smith has explored many different aspects of the human body in her workthe skeleton, limbs, and organs, the musculature and the skin, and the bodys fluids and forms. A gathering, 19802005, whitney museum, ny, 20062007. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Tony, kiki, seton at the palm beach institute of contemporary art, lake worth, fl 2003. Kiki smith was born in nuremberg, germany, in 1954, and grew up in new jersey. On and about sculpture and drawing, galleria lorcan oneill, rome, italy. In 2005, the artists first fullscale american museum survey titled kiki smith. A gathering, 19802005 at the whitney museum of american art. A gathering, 19802005 siri engberg, linda nochlin, marina warner. The acclaimed new york artist kiki smith employs a wide range of nontraditional materials in a diverse body of work that includes painting, photography, books, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking. It was published by walker art center and has a total of 312 pages in the book. A gathering, 19802005 unfolds in chronological order and is divided into three gatherings to use smiths term of works in a wide range of media, including a concentration of sculptures in plaster, bronze, paper, glass, ceramic, and other materials, as well as installations, prints, drawings, and photographs. Kiki smith home 2006 signed aquatint etching print ltd.
Widely considered to be one of the most engaging and fascinating artists. Mar 28, 2014 bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist kiki smith. Kiki smith has 33 books on goodreads with 1022 ratings. She uses whatever materials suit her purpose, from blood to bronze and from glitter to glass. K iki smith american, born germany, 1954 is among the most significant artists of her generation. The viewer is immediately unsettled by the naked, animalistic figure, its shiny, dark form interrupted only by piercing blue glass eyes. A gathering, 1980 2005, walker art center, minneapolis, mn 2005 kiki smith.
Homework at the fabric workshop and museum, philadelphia, pa 2002. Through an elaborate, often metaphorical vocabulary, she describes the bodys forms and functions and its relation to social practices. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue, kiki smith. Nov 16, 2006 kiki smith will present a gathering to use the artists word of the broad variety of media she has explored in her career, including sculpture in plaster, bronze, paper, glass, porcelain, and other materials, installations, prints, drawings, photographs, multiples, jewelry, artists books, and film and video works. Kiki smith born january 18, 1954 is a west germanborn american artist1 whose work has addressed the themes of sex, birth and regeneration. Inspired by the calendar of prayers in medieval books of hours, this installation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Marina warner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Back in 2006 i named her whitney retrospective a gathering as artinfos jointbest new york museum show of the year tying it with sean scully at the met and a few months later, when i had the honor of conducting the one hundredth artinfo interview, i chose to do it. Kiki smith, a gathering, 1980 2005 show on the third floor. How she spent that time is presented in kiki smith. Kiki smith, germanborn american sculptor, installation artist, and printmaker whose intense and expressionistic work investigated the body and bodily processes.
Inspired by early studies in film and glass, and by work as a puppeteer, an industrial baker and an emergency medical technician, smith began showing her art with the influential artists collective, collaborative projects in the early 1980s. Prints, books, and things 2003, showcase the scope of smiths printed art and present. Kiki smith will present a gathering to use the artists word of the broad variety of media she has explored in her career, including sculpture in plaster, bronze, paper, glass, porcelain, and other materials, installations, prints, drawings, photographs, multiples, jewelry, artists books, and film and video works. Prints, books, and things 2003, showcase the scope of smiths printed art and present it thematically, focusing on such topics as anatomy, selfportraiture, nature, and female iconography. Inspired by the calendar of prayers in medieval books of hours, this. Many exhibitions followed, especially in the united states, a prominent one among them being the retrospective kiki smith. Kiki smith has been known since the 1980s for her multidisciplinary practice relating to the human condition and the natural world. A gathering, with its black edged book block and a striking cover featuring a mane of tangled dark. Widely considered to be one of the most engaging and fascinating artists of our time, kiki smith has, over the past 25 years, developed into a major figure in the world of twentyfirstcentury art. Widely considered to be one of the most engaging and fascinating artists of our time, kiki smith has, over the past 25 years, developed into a major figure in the world of 21stcentury art.
A gathering, 19802005 at the san francisco museum of modern art, which traveled to the walker art center, the contemporary arts museum houston, and the whitney museum of. In 2003, the museum of modern art, new york exhibited a survey of smiths printed art, kiki smith. Kiki smith was born in nurnberg in 1954 to an artistic family. Bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist kiki smith. Quiz and i went to the whitney this weekend, and while they may need some more space maybe even a new space in chelsea theyve packed one hell of an amazing group of shows in that museum. Organized by the walker art center minneapolis, the. Kiki smith investigates the human experience and draws from a variety of artistic expressions. Smith participated three times in the whitney biennial and five times. Prints, books, and things at moma, new york, and a midcareer survey, a gathering. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. A gathering, opened at the walker art center in minneapolis and traveled to the contemporary arts museum in houston, the san francisco museum of modern art, and the whitney museum of american art in new york. Known primarily as a sculptor, she has also devoted herself to printmaking, which she considers an equally vital part of her work. At the walker, smith coauthored the catalogue raisonne with curator siri engberg.
A gathering, 19802005, a 25year overview of her work at contemporary arts museum houston. A gathering presents a look at 25 years of kiki smith. Prints, books, and things is the most complete survey yet of smiths printed art. A cautionary tale, john berggruen gallery, san francisco, ca kiki smith. Kiki smith born january 18, 1954 is a west germanborn american artist whose work has addressed the themes of sex, birth and regeneration.
A gathering, 19802005 with print kiki smith, marina. Her subject matter is as wideranging as the materials her work has encompassed. A gathering,19802005, which opened at the san francisco museum of modern art, then toured throughout 200506. Kiki smiths sculpture lilith, composed of rough bodycast bronze, is exhibited situated on a wall in a crouching, upside down position reminiscent of a spider or bat. A gathering, 19802005 siri engberg, linda nochlin, marina warner on. Since she emerged in the early 1980s, smith has been a fascinating and inventive presence. In the 1980s, with her earliest figural sculptures in plaster, glass and wax, smith developed an elaborate vocabulary. Her figurative work of the late 1980s and early 1990s confronted subjects such as aids and gender, while recent works have depicted the human condition in relationship to nature. Prints, books and things, the museum of modern art, ny, 2003 kiki smith. Kiki smith has an uncanny knack for transforming the mundane into the enchanted. Her provocative meditations on the human body and the realms of myth, spirituality, nature, and narrative have resulted in works of extraordinary.