Kiki Smith, Untitled, 1995
I trust my work. It´s a collaboration with the material, and when it´s viewed, it´s a collaboration with the world. – Kiki Smith
She is a German-born American artist whose work deals with bodily themes, abjection, and sexuality. Smith attended the Hartford Art School in Connecticut before moving to New York City in the 1980s, where she became an active member in the East Village art scene.
Smith‘ work has been exhibited in numerous significant solo and group exhibitions at museums and galleries worldwide, including multiple features at the Whitney Biennial and the Venice Biennale.