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Talks

Myths and Icons: Kiki Smith as Historian

Tuesday, Dec 6, 2005

11 a.m.

Participants

Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

Known as the most visceral of sculptors, Smith has used her art to rewrite a variety of histories – those of art, religion, and women, to name a few. In this program, Shirkey traces the artist’s interest in our cultural past through her sculptures and two-dimensional works, examining her efforts to imagine new narratives for an era profoundly changed by feminism, AIDS, medical technology, and environmentalism.