About exhibition
A solo exhibition by Kiki Smith – a prominent, internationally recognized artist – was on view until Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the DOTS Gallery. (Bulevar vojvode Bojovića 4). This is the first solo exhibition by Kiki Smith in Serbia, following her first major museum exhibition in the Balkan region.
”Kiki Smith: Humans and Other Animals” was conceptualized by the artist, curated by Mirjana Dušić and Ljuba Jovićević, with exhibition design by Isidora M. Nikolić.
The exhibition consists of the artwork spanning the entire career of this prominent artist: from the 1990s, when the artist primarily dealt with the human body and its many aspects, through Smith’s artwork of the 2000s where her main focus was on animals, fables and nature, to her most recent work, ‘The Large Moon,’ (2022).
In collaboration with the artist herself, the exhibition was designed as a compact survey of the artist's career. On display are four tapestries, fourteen sculptures, and twenty prints and drawings, which ‘function as a promenade that reminds the visitors of their presence in the world.’ (J. Stokić).
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication containing text by Aleksandra Jovićević, PhD, a historian and theorist of performance arts and a tenured professor at La Sapienza University in Rome, as well as writing by Jovana Stokić, PhD, an art historian and curator from New York. The promotion of the publication will be held after the exhibition opening, and will be attended by the artist and the authors.
The artwork has been generously loaned by Kiki Smith, Pace Gallery – New York and Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE).
About the Artist and Her Work
Kiki Smith has had numerous solo exhibitions around the world, including over 25 museum exhibitions. Her work has been displayed at five Venice Biennales. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in 2017 she was awarded the title of the Honorary Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts in London. She is the winner of many significant awards and was declared by TIME magazine as one of the ‘TIME 100: People Who Shape Our World’. She is an associate professor at both New York University (NYU) and the Columbia University.
Kiki Smith put on her first solo exhibition exactly forty years ago, in 1982, in New York alternative art space The Kitchen. She became known for her multidisciplinary work that explores the Incarnation, the natural world, and the unbreakable bond between humans, animals, plants and celestial bodies. In her work, she uses a variety of techniques and materials including sculpture, prints, photography, drawing and tapestries.
