Kiki smith, germanborn american sculptor, installation artist, and printmaker whose intense and expressionistic work investigated the body and bodily processes. This book gives you an insight into her work and her processes. Prints, books and things by wendy weltman goodreads. Other subjects in the series include emily dickinson, dorothy from the wizard of oz, and a virgin with dove. Prints, books, and things comprises more than 150 prints, books, and multiples and is the first new york museum survey of her printed art. Prints, books and things hardcover july 31, 2009 by wendy weitman author, kiki smith artist 5. Its like a mystery and youre trying to figure out how to rein it in. An exquisite book on an exquisite practice, and its rare that we get such an in depth book on an artists print. Kiki smith art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. In this book of 18 woodblock prints, kiki smith uses a classic greek text on light and vision to create a wholly contemporary work. Prints, books, and things 2003, showcase the scope of smiths printed art and present. In the 1980s, kiki smith literally turned the figurative tradition in sculpture inside out, creating objects and drawings based on organs, cellular forms, and the human nervous system.
A gathering, 1980 2005 on view through february 11, 2007. Graphicstudio through the years kiki smith the vitreous body, 2000 book of 18 woodblock prints with text by parmenides of elea 12 x 9 inches edition. Kiki smiths work is about the body specifically about the differences between our own private perceptions of our bodies and public stereotypes of the body and sexuality. Kiki smith was born in 1954 to american parents living in nuremberg, germany. Smiths experimental nature has stretched the printmaking medium in exciting new ways. Come away from her is based on a manuscript drawing by lewis carroll for his book alices adventures under ground 1864. Known primarily as a sculptor and considered among the most significant. Kiki smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kiki smith is a contemporary american artist best known for her figural representations of mortality, abjection, and sexuality. Kiki smith has 33 books on goodreads with 1022 ratings.
Published to accompany an exhibition at the museum of modern art, new york, in the winter of 20034, it contains 7 color plates documenting her work in the medium, beginning with her first screenprint, made in 1980, and including works that were in progress as this book was being written. It features a smiling wolf girl, as if she is having a school portrait taken. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Using ink on paper, smith combines traditional and. This rare etching by kiki smith, from her blue prints series, rarely comes to auction.
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. Published to accompany an exhibition at the museum of modern art, new york, in the winter of 20034, it contains 7 color plates documenting her work in the medium, beginning with her first screenprint, made in 1980, and including works that were in progress as this book was being. For the installation pilgrim 20072010, smith created nearly 30 panels of black and white stained glass supported by steel frames, each representing a stage in a womans life. Prints, books and other things accompanies an exhibition devoted to this underacknowledged but crucial dimension of her art. In kiki smiths print work, the visceral is often counterbalanced by an impulse toward the refined and the decorative anuses and intestines on sheets of beautiful handmade paper.
Smith is a prolific printmaker and photographer as well as an important sculptor. Kiki smiths artist book the vitreous body calls on the words of the classic greek parmenides for text, is illuminated by the artists woodcuts and printed on translucent paper recalling the luminosity of ancient vellum. Kiki smith born 1954 was first exposed to art by watching and helping her father, pioneering minimalist sculptor tony smith, make cardboard models for his geometric sculptures. Whole site artworks artists exhibitions artist name. Shown working on a portrait titled two 2002, smith and the workshops master printers make. Books by kiki smith author of kiki smith goodreads. With a special fascination with the body and bodily fluids, smith often examines excreta such as blood, semen, and bile in carefully crafted sculptures that bear the influence of surrealism. Shown working on a portrait titled two 2002, smith and the workshops master printers make numerous proofs and revisions until she is pleased with the image. In kiki smith s prints based on fairytales, childhood vulnerability and innocence like alices can be imbued with a sense of the sexual awakening that accompanies adolescence, and the animals sometimes shown with young girls suggest underlying forces of nature.
This body of work evolved to incorporate animals, domestic objects, and narrative tropes from classical mythology and folk tales. Prints, books and things wendy weitman, kiki smith on amazon. In kiki smiths prints based on fairytales, childhood vulnerability and innocence like alices can be imbued with a sense of the sexual awakening that. Smith uses a broad variety of materials, continuously expanding and evolving a body of work that includes sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, and textile.
The daughter of the american actress and opera singer jane lawrence and the american architect and sculptor tony smith, she was born in. Her artistic lineage also claims her grandfather, who was an altarcarver. Wellknown as a sculptor, kiki smith has also worked extensively as a printmakerin fact her printed works and other editioned art, including books and multiples, are arguably as important as her sculpture. Smith emerged in the early 1980s as one of a generation of artists who returned to. Prints, books, and things is the most complete survey yet of smiths printed art. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Wellknown as a sculptor, kiki smith has also worked extensively as a pri. Because smiths father, an architect by training, made famously huge, metal, geometric abstractions that came to be crudely associated with a kind of macho minimalism during the 60s, kikis. Tail 1997, for example, is a rough chunk of cast glass tapering to a. Revised edition 20 by smith, kiki and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She has spoken fondly of the victorian house in which she was raised in south orange, new jersey, and how it captured her young imagination, as a historical artifact with its own memories and indices to the past. For best results enter the last name of the artist only. Experience the unique vision and invention of prolific artist and pioneer of contemporary printmaking and sculpture kiki smith. Known primarily as a sculptor, she has also devoted herself to printmaking, which she considers an equally vital part of her work.
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. She moves beyond feminism to focus on the body affected through processes such as aging or giving birth. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue, kiki smith. Kiki smith, daisy chain, 1992 bronze and steel installation dimensions variable.
Nov 05, 2006 because smiths father, an architect by training, made famously huge, metal, geometric abstractions that came to be crudely associated with a kind of macho minimalism during the 60s, kikis. This formalist training constituted an important, if visually surprising, source for the work of the largely selftaught artist, who made her name in the 1980s art. 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. Paper sculpture, prints, and multiples, greg kucera gallery, seattle, april 3april 27, 1997. By manipulating everyday materials such as glass, ceramic, fabric and paper, smiths work examines the dichotomy between the psychological and physiological power of. K iki smith american, born germany, 1954 is among the most significant artists of her generation. Prints, books and things by weitman, wendy 2009 hardcover on. Bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist kiki smith. Join facebook to connect with kiki smith and others you may know. Smith, kiki kiki smith artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and. Mar 28, 2014 bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist kiki smith. Smith used the complex process of heliorelief, which transfers photographs to a block of wood, then cast into relief by sandblasting. This interactive web site is similarly arranged and fosters a rich understanding of her innovative. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable.
Kiki smith is known for her multidisciplinary practice relating to the human condition and the natural world. Kiki smiths practice addresses the philosophical, social and spiritual aspects of human nature. Kiki smith born january 18, 1954 is a west germanborn american artist whose work has addressed the themes of sex, birth and regeneration. Prints and multiples 19941997, pace prints, new york, september 19october 18, 1997. Prints, books and things by wendy weitman 2003 hardcover on. Kiki smith s work is about the body specifically about the differences between our own private perceptions of our bodies and public stereotypes of the body and sexuality. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Kiki smith exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. A meditation on light and vision, it is created by one of todays most exciting and original artists. Kiki smith, shoshana wayne gallery, santa monica, march 8april 19, 1997.
Kiki smith artists usf graphicstudio institute for. Wellknown as a sculptor, kiki smith has also worked extensively as a printmakerin fact her printed works and other editioned art, including books and. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Using a multitude of mediums and materials, kiki smiths collections are meditations on life and spirituality, often featuring narratives about origins and endings. The transculent japanese paper smith selected recalls the ancient vellum used by the greeks. As an example, for works by the artists sol lewitt, enter lewitt. Prints, books and things hardcover july 31, 2009 on.
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