biography of Kiki SMITH (1954)
Personal data
Birth : 1954 - Nuremberg, Germany
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : Germany - United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesFamily relations
Daughter of Tony SMITH [ 1912-1980 ]Representatives
Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Fortlaan 17 – Ghent, Belgium
Pacewildenstein – 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1985:Traines to be an emergency medical technician at the Brooklyn hospital and begins to work in glass at the New York Experimental Glass Workshop
1979:Begins to make drawings of microscopic images
1976:Moves to New York
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze - Fabric creation - Plastic - Sculpture, glass 
Drawing-Watercolor : Subject
animalsBody
history/society
nature
portrait
Daily life
Movements and styles
Minimal ArtConceptual Art
Works
| Her | |
| Date of creation : 2003 Medium : Bronze Size : 177 x 91 x 45 cm | |
| Pause | |
| Date of creation : 2003 Medium : Porcelain Size : 86 x 28 x 40 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2003
Prints, Books, and Things
MoMAQNS Museum of Modern Art Queens – New York NY, United States
12/2003 – 03/08/2004
Prints, Books and Things
MoMAQNS Museum of Modern Art Queens – New York NY, United States
12/05/2003 – 03/08/2004
Near
Galerie Lelong Zürich – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
09/20/2003 – 11/15/2003
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
05/21/2003 – 07/20/2003
2002
Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Ghent, Belgium
03/22/2002 – 06/22/2002
Realms
Pacewildenstein – New York NY, United States
03/10/2002 – 04/20/2002
2001
Works on Paper
Greg Kucera Gallery – Seattle WA, United States
2001
2000
Realm: Recent Sculptures and Drawings
John Berggruen Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
2000
1999
Of Her Nature
Pacewildenstein – New York NY, United States
1999
You are the Sunshine of My Life
Fruitmarket Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1999
My Nature: Works with Paper by Kiki Smith
Saint Louis Art Museum – Saint Louis MO, United States
10/19/1999 – 01/23/2000
1998
Invention/Intervention: Kiki Smith and the Museum
Carnegie Museum of Art – Pittsburgh PA, United States
1998
1997
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – Fort Worth TX, United States
1997
Kiki Smith
Shoshana Wayne Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1997
Kiki Smith: Convergence
Irish Museum of Modern Art – Dublin, Ireland
1997
1996
Paradise Cage: Kiki Smith and Coop Himmelblau
MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art at California Plaza – Los Angeles CA, United States
1996
Kiki Smith
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Montréal QC, Canada
06/13/1996 – 09/29/1996
1995
Kiki Smith
Whitechapel Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1995
1988
Fawbush Gallery – New York NY, United States
1988
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Timothy Taylor Gallery – 24 Dering street – London, United Kingdom
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Pacewildenstein – 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
sf6 San Francisco International Art Exposition
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
01/16/2004 – 01/19/2004
Represented by : Greg Kucera Gallery – 212 Third Avenue S – Seattle WA, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Barbara Gross – Thierschstrasse 51 – Munich, Germany
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie & Edition Artelier – Glockenspielplatz 4/1 – Graz, Austria
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Graphicstudio – Institute for Research in Art – University of South Florida – Suite 100 3702 Spectrum Boulveard – Tampa FL, United States
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Fortlaan 17 – Ghent, Belgium
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Pacewildenstein – 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Mitchell-Innes & Nash – 1018 Madison Avenue – New York NY, United States
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie M + R Fricke – Linienstrasse 109 – Berlin, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Mitchell-Innes & Nash – 1018 Madison Avenue – New York NY, United States
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Fortlaan 17 – Ghent, Belgium
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Grant Selwyn Fine Art – 37 West 57th Street, #200 – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Mitchell-Innes & Nash – 1018 Madison Avenue – New York NY, United States
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Renos Xippas – 108 rue Vieille du Temple – Paris, France
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galleria Raffaella Cortese – Via Rodolfo Farneti, 10 – Milan MI, Italy
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Anthony d’Offay Gallery – 9, 21 & 23 Dering Street – London, United Kingdom
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Fortlaan 17 – Ghent, Belgium
Sthml Art Fair 2001, n° 21
Sollentunamässan – Sollentuna, Sweden
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : dep,art,ment – Engelbrektsgatan 21 – Stockholm, Sweden
13th Annual Works on Paper
New York NY, United States
03/02/2001 – 03/04/2001
Represented by : Charles M. Young Fine Prints & Drawings – 592 Chestnut Hill Road – Glastonbury, United Kingdom
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Anthony d’Offay Gallery – 9, 21 & 23 Dering Street – London, United Kingdom
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Pace / McGill Gallery – 9th floor 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Ugolini Daniele Arte – Via XXVII Aprile 49/R – Florence, Italy
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galería Metta – Villanueva 36 – Madrid, Spain
2000
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Kreishausgalerie – CAIP – - St Apern Strasse 17-21 – Cologne, Germany
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Anthony d’Offay Gallery – 9, 21 & 23 Dering Street – London, United Kingdom
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galería Metta – Villanueva 36 – Madrid, Spain
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Editions Fawbush – 448 West 19th Street, Suite 2G. – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2004
Sculpture and Form
John Berggruen Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
06/03/2004 – 07/31/2004
2003
On the Wall
Fabric Workshop and Museum – Philadelphia PA, United States
2003 – 2004
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2003
Japan
07/20/2003 – 09/07/2003
A Way With Words
John Berggruen Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
06/05/2003
2002
Heart of Glass
Crafts Council – London, United Kingdom
11/21/2002 – 01/26/2003
La vie, c’est la vie ! Plaisirs, Passions, Émotions – Biennale de Montréal, n° 3
Espacio Mexico – Montréal QC, Canada
09/26/2002 – 11/03/2002
Art Downtown
New York NY, United States
06/14/2002 – 09/15/2002
Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial Exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
03/07/2002 – 05/26/2002
2001
through the looking glass
Galerie M + R Fricke – Düsseldorf, Germany
01/26/2001 – 03/17/2001
1999
Regarding beauty in Performance and Media Arts
Smithsonian American Art Museum – Washington DC, United States
1999
The American Century: Art & Culture 1900-2000 Part I, 1900-1950
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
04/23/1999 – 08/22/1999
Mirror Images, Women, Surrealism and Self Representations
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
01/09/1999 – 04/06/1999
1998
Double Trouble : The Patchett Collection
MAC Museum of Contemporary Art – San Diego CA, United States
06/28/1998 – 09/06/1998
1997
Proof Positive: 40 Years of Contemporary American Printmaking at ULAE 1957¿1997
Corcoran Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
1997
Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1997
1995
Féminin-Masculin : le sexe de l’art
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1995
1993
Aperto 93 – 45° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1993
Whitney Museum of American Art Biennnial Exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1993
1992
Byron Kim and Kiki Smith
AC Project Room – New York NY, United States
1992
1991
Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial Exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1991
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2001
Women Artists in the 20th and 21st century
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
2001
ISBN : 3822858544
Exhibition catalogues
2002
Whitney Biennial 2002
Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art – 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street – New York NY, United States
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc. – 100 Fifth Avenue – New York NY, United States
2002
ISBN : 0810968320
Periodicals
2004
FALCONER Morgan – Reviews
in: Frieze n° 82 p. 96
London, United Kingdom
04/2004
2002
DANNATT Adrian – Contemporary dealer shows
in: The Art Newspaper n° 123 p. 3
London, United Kingdom
03/2002
NAKAMURA Marie-Pierre – Kiki Smith
in: Art Actuel n° 20 p. 70
Paris, France
05/2002-06/2002
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