Kiki Smith "Untitled (Moth)" 1993
Kiki Smith is one of my all-time favorite artists working today. A master of many mediums, from print to sculpture, her pieces never fail to make me catch my breath. She explores themes such as the body, nature, womanhood, and fairytales, and creates work that appears deceptively simple. I had the good fortune of hearing her speak at a lecture series hosted by the MoMA a couple years back, and she was gratifyingly quirky and insightful.
Did anyone see Kiki Smith's work at the Pompidou? It was positioned with Christina Iglesis's Passage II and Bill Viola's 5 Angel's for a New Millenium. What do you think of the them "Re-enchantment" for these three works?
Posted by: K M B | April 04, 2006 at 08:05 AM
I love the Pompidou, though I haven't been there in years due to georgraphic constraints! Do you have links to any of these works? I'd love to see them.
Posted by: Pam | April 04, 2006 at 09:40 AM
Thanks so much for this website. I love kiki smith and marianna gartner's work. I work in the under the same themes but this is the first time i have come across their work so i would like to think im original. I paint in oils small fantasy pictures using heads, figures and plants. Im not known outside of ireland but maybe one day..... Thanks again for this great website. Sylvia
Posted by: syl Keenan | October 15, 2008 at 05:01 AM