Kiki Smith "Inventions"
Pace Prints Gallery
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Kiki Smith (b. 1954, Nuremberg, Germany) is a leading figure among artists addressing philosophical, social, and spiritual aspects of human nature. For more than three decades, she has created works of exceptional power and beauty.
Three print projects in the exhibition typify Smith's creativity and diversity as a printmaker in both her content and technique.
In the 12-color lithograph, Born, 2002, Smith revisits the theme of Ms. Red Riding Hood and the wolf. Kiki mines fairy tales for their mythic quality and often cross pollinates these ideas with other troupes. She has chosen to depict herself as both Red Riding Hood and St. Genevieve alongside each other both emerging from the belly of the wolf referencing the tale of St. Genevieve and her wolves.
A highlight of the exhibition is the Blue Prints, 1999, on view in its entirety. This is a series of fifteen etchings with aquatint and drypoint that were created at a time when the artist was exploring childhood related themes.
Kiki Smith's Tidal (1998) is an accordion-folded book, depicting a panorama of thirteen full moons over tidal waters. The photographs of full moons were taken over the course of one year from Columbia's astronomical observatory. The artist chose to print the moons on mold-made Hahnemühle paper in contrast to the delicate, handmade Kizukishi paper for the image of water was inspired by the artist's interest in medieval manuscripts and girdle books.
Charm, 2011, is a portfolio of 9 etchings with hand-coloring, and the latest collaboration between the artist and Pace Prints. The portfolio depicts images of anatomy, animals, technology and nature. Covering many of her oft used themes, Charm could be seen as a compact Kiki Smith retrospective. The delicately drawn etchings feature hand-coloring with vibrant Prismacolor pencil.
[Image: Kiki Smith "Tidal" (1998) Installation view]
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from March 07, 2013 to April 13, 2013