A rare flair for art: Quad is exception to waning of corporate collections Jul 15, 2008
In addition to Warhol, Hockney and DiSuvero, the collection includes prints by artists such as Chuck Close, Wisconsin native Warrington Colescott, Donald Judd, Jennifer Bartlett, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, Howard Hodgkin, Kiki Smith and Helen Frankenthaler. Quad's enthusiasm for art collecting emanates directly from chief executive officer Harry Quadracci and his wife, Betty. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
The Gap turns T-shirts into an art form May 14, 2008
In addition to Close and Koons, participating artists include Marilyn Minter, Kiki Smith, Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Ashley Bickerton, Kenny Scharf, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kerry James Marshall, Hanna Liden and Sarah Sze. "We gave them a classic men's or women's T-shirt and told them, 'This is your canvas. Have fun,' " Hansen says. (USA Today -- Life)
McNay expands modern art collection with two new works Feb 1, 2008
The has added the works of Kiki Smith and Sandy Skoglund to its permanent art collection. The McNay will be home to Smith's sculpture "Woman with Arms Raised" and Skoglund's photograph "Gathering Paradise.". (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
For the record Dec 5, 2007
Correction: Because of a reporting error, a review of the art exhibit "Don't Look" at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College in Sunday's Arts & Entertainment section incorrectly stated that artist Kiki Smith is the daughter of sculptor David Smith. Correction: Because of a reporting error, it was misstated that Boston College was the only private school in the top 15 of the Bowl Championship Series rankings in a column in Saturday's Sports section. (Boston Globe)
Tattoos leave mark on ads Nov 27, 2007
And just this month, glass and crystal seller Steuben Glass announced that it would sell tattoo-inspired vase and crystal sculpture designs by artist Kiki Smith. "I would certainly say it has lost most of its social stigma," said Vince Hemingson, a writer and documentary filmmaker who runs the Vanishing Tattoo website. (Los Angeles Times)
Immodest proposals Oct 13, 2007
If the Naked Portrait exhibition piques the curiosity of innocent viewers, and prompts them to explore the staggering range of women's body art in the 20th century, to discover Gina Pane, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Mona Hatoum, Carolee Schneeman, Elke Krystufek, for example, I suppose we should welcome it, as long as we remain aware that we are looking at a major phenomenon through the wrong end of the telescope. The Naked Portrait 1900-2007 is at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, until December 9. (Guardian Unlimited)
SFMOMA's Neal Benezra balances art and money Sep 7, 2007
New acquisitions made during Benezra's tenure - of works by Gordon Matta-Clark, Hans Haacke, William Kentridge, Kiki Smith - do not rock even the art public as do names such as Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, Rene Magritte and Piet Mondrian, collection boosters from the late '90s. Among recent acquisitions, "the piece that I'm most pleased about is the Vija Celmins," Benezra said, a preference that accords with his quiet, bemused demeanor. (San Francisco Chronicle)
AGO bags star Canadian work in Biennale Aug 19, 2007
"You have international artists like Ann Hamilton, Robert Gober and Kiki Smith" he says, citing artists now in solid mid-career, "but then there is the younger generation like Sarah Sze and [the late] Jason Rhoades." Altmejd, he says, is a master of the medium, able to create a totality in which every detail contributes in a way that is clearly consistent thematically. Donors Hartman and Goldman have never seen The Index, though they own an earlier small work by Altmejd, which they bought at the... (Globe and Mail)
Project will have world-class art Aug 3, 2007
In consultation with Stuart Horodner, curator at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, they compiled a notebook of 25 images from a dozen or so artists, from blue-chip modern masters like Isamu Noguchi to midcareer contemporary artists like Kiki Smith. (The High Museum owns eight works by Stella. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A novelist's dark stories amid treasures of a well-traveled life Jun 27, 2007
She has six dots artfully arranged on five fingers, in a tattoo designed by her friend, the artist Kiki Smith, in celebration of her 60th birthday last year - a dot for each decade. There is a small column of pale blue dots on her ankles, which she had done in the Cook Islands long ago. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Delightful contrast in artistic styles May 9, 2007
It would be hard to come up with two artists whose processes and personalities are more different than Agnes Martin and Kiki Smith. The Museum of Fine Arts, following the lead of New York's Film Forum, screens a charming and thoughtful double feature -- the spare and grounded "Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World," and the lush, flitting "Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace." ... Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace. (Boston Globe)
Men of Steel Apr 20, 2007
Mr. Stewart, who began casting in 1975, has cast sculpture for Selma Burke, Kiki Smith, J. Seward Johnson Jr., Peter Voulkos and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others. He has cast several pieces for Mr. Docktor in the past five years. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
The future slips into frame for art majors Apr 5, 2007
"My project hasn't changed much, it has become more concise and to the point of what I am looking for. I am done shooting now, and starting the final printing process. The most difficult thing at this point is the thesis paper; it's not that bad, it's just hard to talk about your work and start to realize the things you suppress when you're younger or older. I recently was accepted into Rutgers' Graduate program, so that is pretty stressful for me. It has taken my mind off of the photography and... (UCD Advocate, CO)
Curiously Interesting: A Scholarly Eye on All Things Odd and Glass Apr 5, 2007
A section of the exhibition will showcase works in glass by Kiki Smith (Tail, 1997), Michael Rogers (Murmur of the Bees, 2006) and other artists whose work reflects nature. Unusual household and medical glass products will show the innovative uses of glass over time, as well as the attempts of industry to use glass in place of other materials. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Roy G. Biv Pays a Call Mar 22, 2007
Tony's daughter is well-known feminist artist Kiki Smith and his wife, Jane, was an opera singer and noted actress. Their circle of friends included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Tennessee Williams, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Memo to Artists Seeking Big Break: Go to Artwell Right Now Mar 16, 2007
Mr. Wilson brought this philosophy with him to Litchfield County after a renowned gallery career in the 1980s art scene that included offering shows by Martin Wong, Kiki Smith, Keith Haring and Basquiat. His own works, which he describes as "spiritual" in inspiration, are currently being considered for a show in Japan. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Anxiety and mystery are woven into her sculpture Jan 29, 2007
Kiki Smith, Robert Gober , and Amy Sillman are just three much admired contemporary artists who have evolved more or less consciously under the spell of her psychologically charged, viscerally physical, restlessly exploratory art. I'm not a total fan; sometimes a heavy-handed theatricality in her work puts me off. (Boston Globe)
Local art aficionado shares his collection with UNM students Jan 19, 2007
Besides local artists, he's accumulated works by Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Kiki Smith, Agnes Martin, Jeff Koons, Wes Mills, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein - to name a few. Their works are in the show along with about 38 other artists. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
ARTISTIC OPPOSITES ATTRACT AT FORUM Jan 10, 2007
January 10, 2007 -- KIKI Smith and Agnes Martin are respected female artists ... "Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace" studies the frizzy-haired, multi-tattooed woman as she works in her East Village house preparing sculptures, paintings, drawings and furniture for an eight-room installation at a palace in Venice ... KIKI SMITH/AGNES MARTIN Total running time: 102 minutes. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
