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Kiki Smith
  • Pyre woman kneeling Ⅱ, 2001, Bronze and silica bronze, 91,4 x 151.4 x 67 cm, Cast 3 of 3, Edition of 3
  • Girl with stars, 2004, Bronze with buried green painta, 44.4 x 75.6 x 5.1 cm, Cast 2 of 3, Edition of 3 + 1AP
  • BeholdⅠ, 2012, Hand blown stained glass with blackened steel and lead, 96.5 x 83.8 x 61 cm (base included)
Biography

Kiki Smith was born in 1954 in Nuremberg, Germany, naturally began her journey into art by assisting her father with his sculpture work during her childhood. She now resides and works as a figurative sculptor in New York. Since 1979, Kiki Smith has continued to primarily focus on works centered around the human body, earning her recognition as a leading figure among many artists who explore the philosophical, social, and spiritual aspects of human nature. Themes related to the body and feminism in Kiki Smith's work are deeply intertwined with the discourse of the art world during the 1980s, which prominently featured discussions on gender, homosexuality, and the fear of AIDS. The artist expresses resistance to and dissent against male-centric constructs, embodying female perspectives. Her works are housed in major art museums and public collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

 

 

1954년 독일 뉴렘베르크에서 태어난 키키 스미스는 어린 시절 아버지의 조각 작업을 도우며 자연스럽게 미술에 입문해 현재 구상 조각가로서 뉴욕에서 거주, 작업하고 있다. 1979년 이후 신체를 주로 다루는 작업을 지속해온 키키 스미스는 철학 및 사회를 아우르는 것은 물론 인간 본성의 정신적 측면을 다루는 많은 예술가들 사이에서 선도적인 인물로 평가받고 있다. 키키 스미스의 신체와 페미니즘에 관련된 주제는 1980년대 당시 미술계의 주된 담론으로 등장했던 젠더와 동성애, 그리고 에이즈에 대한 공포와 깊은 관계가 있으며, 남성위주로 이루어진 모든 것들에 대한 저항과 여성으로서 불복을 표출하고 있다. 그녀의 작품은 뉴욕현대미술관, 구겐하임, 메트로폴리탄 미술관, LA 현대미술관 등 전세계 주요 미술관과 공공 컬렉션에 소장되어 있다.

Exhibitions

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  • KiKi Smith Oct 02 – Nov 12, 2014 | Seoul
  • Kiki Smith Nov 19 – Dec 20, 2014 | Daegu

News

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  • THE ART NEWSPAPER l Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s massive mosaic murals for new Manhattan train station revealed Dec 02, 2022
  • THE ART NEWSPAPER l Hear them roar: Peter Doig and Ai Weiwei make tiger rugs for charity initiative Nov 28, 2022
  • Mutual Art l Kiki Smith: From the Creek Nov 07, 2022

Books

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  • Kiki Smith 2015