Kiki smith prints book

The exhibition and accompanying catalogue, kiki smith. Kiki smiths practice addresses the philosophical, social and spiritual aspects of human nature. Prints, books, and things comprises more than 150 prints, books, and multiples and is the first new york museum survey of her printed art. Smiths experimental nature has stretched the printmaking medium in exciting new ways. She moves beyond feminism to focus on the body affected through processes such as aging or giving birth. Prints, books and things hardcover july 31, 2009 on. Smith is a prolific printmaker and photographer as well as an important sculptor.

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. An exquisite book on an exquisite practice, and its rare that we get such an in depth book on an artists print. Smith emerged in the early 1980s as one of a generation of artists who returned to. Smith uses a broad variety of materials, continuously expanding and evolving a body of work that includes sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, and textile. 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. The daughter of the american actress and opera singer jane lawrence and the american architect. This interactive web site is similarly arranged and fosters a rich understanding of her innovative. Kiki smith is a contemporary american artist best known for her figural representations of mortality, abjection, and sexuality. Kiki smith artists usf graphicstudio institute for. Experience the unique vision and invention of prolific artist and pioneer of contemporary printmaking and sculpture kiki smith. 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. It features a smiling wolf girl, as if she is having a school portrait taken. Known primarily as a sculptor and considered among the most significant.

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. Whole site artworks artists exhibitions artist name. Kiki smith, daisy chain, 1992 bronze and steel installation dimensions variable. 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.

Kiki smith has 33 books on goodreads with 1022 ratings. Prints, books and things wendy weitman, kiki smith on amazon. Come away from her is based on a manuscript drawing by lewis carroll for his book alices adventures under ground 1864. 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. Kiki smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mar 28, 2014 bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist kiki smith.

Prints, books and things by wendy weltman goodreads. 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. Prints, books and things hardcover july 31, 2009 by wendy weitman author, kiki smith artist 5. Prints, books and other things accompanies an exhibition devoted to this underacknowledged but crucial dimension of her art. Her artistic lineage also claims her grandfather, who was an altarcarver.

In this book of 18 woodblock prints, kiki smith uses a classic greek text on light and vision to create a wholly contemporary work. 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 smiths prints based on fairytales, childhood vulnerability and innocence like alices can be imbued with a sense of the sexual awakening that. Using ink on paper, smith combines traditional and. This rare etching by kiki smith, from her blue prints series, rarely comes to auction. She has produced a body of work that ranges from the unique and handmade to the massproduced and digital. Wellknown as a sculptor, kiki smith has also worked extensively as a pri. Tail 1997, for example, is a rough chunk of cast glass tapering to a. 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. 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. Join facebook to connect with kiki smith and others you may know. 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. Prints, books, and things is the most complete survey yet of smiths printed art. Bill goldston of universal limited art editions shares two books by contemporary american artist 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. Kiki smith exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Prints and multiples 19941997, pace prints, new york, september 19october 18, 1997. Books by kiki smith author of kiki smith goodreads. 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. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. 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. The transculent japanese paper smith selected recalls the ancient vellum used by the greeks. Kiki smith was born in 1954 to american parents living in nuremberg, germany. 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. Using a multitude of mediums and materials, kiki smiths collections are meditations on life and spirituality, often featuring narratives about origins and endings. Its like a mystery and youre trying to figure out how to rein it in. 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.

Kiki smith art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Revised edition 20 by smith, kiki and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A gathering, 1980 2005 on view through february 11, 2007. 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.

For best results enter the last name of the artist only. At this point in his story, friendly birds fly off when alice talks about what her cat likes to eat. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. This body of work evolved to incorporate animals, domestic objects, and narrative tropes from classical mythology and folk tales. Smith used the complex process of heliorelief, which transfers photographs to a block of wood, then cast into relief by sandblasting. Other subjects in the series include emily dickinson, dorothy from the wizard of oz, and a virgin with dove. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable. By manipulating everyday materials such as glass, ceramic, fabric and paper, smiths work examines the dichotomy between the psychological and physiological power of. Kiki smith is known for her multidisciplinary practice relating to the human condition and the natural world. Prints, books and things by wendy weitman 2003 hardcover on. Wellknown as a sculptor, kiki smith has also worked extensively as a printmakerin fact her printed works and other editioned art, including books and. Prints, books and things by weitman, wendy 2009 hardcover on. Kiki smith, germanborn american sculptor, installation artist, and printmaker whose intense and expressionistic work investigated the body and bodily processes.

Paper sculpture, prints, and multiples, greg kucera gallery, seattle, april 3april 27, 1997. 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. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. This book gives you an insight into her work and her processes. Shown working on a portrait titled two 2002, smith and the workshops master printers make. 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. A meditation on light and vision, it is created by one of todays most exciting and original artists. 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. Known primarily as a sculptor, she has also devoted herself to printmaking, which she considers an equally vital part of her work. K iki smith american, born germany, 1954 is among the most significant artists of her generation.

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. Kiki smith, shoshana wayne gallery, santa monica, march 8april 19, 1997. Prints, books, and things 2003, showcase the scope of smiths printed art and present. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The daughter of the american actress and opera singer jane lawrence and the american architect and sculptor tony smith, she was born in. As an example, for works by the artists sol lewitt, enter lewitt.