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Kiki Smith

Untitled (Self Portrait), 1996

Description

Maker

Kiki Smith, b. 1954, American (b. Germany), designer

Title

Untitled (Self Portrait)

Year

1996

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 22.6 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Sticker on verso with Kiki Smith signature and year 1996.

Type

Credit

Gift of Glenn Gissler

Object Number

2011.110.43

Exhibition History

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July 31, 2015 - January 10, 2016

In this photograph, the artist is seen in the studio with exposed breasts, lower body clad in utilitarian overalls that might be worn during art making, her head obscured by a sculpted plaster cast. The jarring composition forces the viewer to contemplate Smith as both a woman and an artist. By masking her face, the artist invites questions on beauty and personal identity, rendering herself both producer and product.

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