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Kiki Smith

born 1954

Untitled 1992
© Kiki Smith and Universal Limited Art Editions Inc
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6 artworks by Kiki Smith
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Biography

Kiki Smith (born January 18, 1954) is a German-born American artist whose work has addressed the themes of sex, birth and regeneration. Her figurative work of the late 1980s and early 1990s confronted subjects such as AIDS, feminism, and gender, while recent works have depicted the human condition in relationship to nature. Smith lives and works in the Lower East Side, New York City, and the Hudson Valley, New York State.

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  • Worm

    Kiki Smith
    1992
  • Untitled

    Kiki Smith
    1990
  • Untitled (Encryption) 1:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 2:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 3:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 4:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 5:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Bird with Stars

    Kiki Smith
    2005
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 1:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 2:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 3:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 4:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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  • Untitled (Encryption) 5:5

    Kiki Smith
    2002
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