Kiki Smith: 2000 Words

A monograph exploring Smith’s fascination with the human body and its ability to project emotional vulnerability

The art of Kiki Smith (born 1954) confronts what it means to be human. Her sculptures are often feminine figures that become personifications of sexuality, trauma and abjection. This monograph contains an essay by Margot Norton examining Smith’s fascination with the human body and its ability to project emotional vulnerability.