KIKI SMITH

From Inside Galerie Lelong 20 May–13 July 2021 38 Avenue Matignon, Paris

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For this new exhibition (the eighth at Galerie Lelong), which she has entitled From Inside, Kiki Smith has brought together a group of new bronzes representing hands, which she juxtaposes with two great emblematic works from the 1990s: wall mounted sculptures of human figures, a masculine Ice Man and a feminine Black Madonna. She has added a series of delicate drawings from 1995 representing parts of the female body, as well as a rare series of engravings: ‘Possession is nine-tenths of the law’ from 1985. Thus, the artist is showcasing the continuity and coherence of her work over the years.

After the success of her retrospective at the Monnaie de Paris in Autumn 2019, Kiki Smith was the focus of two other major museum exhibitions: at the Storm King Art Center in the state of New York and the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne. The installation of a permanent sculpture at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan is scheduled for the end of spring.

Born in 1954 in Nuremberg, Kiki Smith lives and works in New York.

Double Head No. 3 AB by Kiki Smith contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Kiki Smith Double Head (No. 3) A+B, 1994 Ink and pencil on paper
50 x 62 cm
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Avebury Drawing Foot by Kiki Smith contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Kiki Smith Avebury Drawing (Foot), 1995 Pencil and chalk on paper
50 x 63 cm
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About the Artist

Kiki Smith was born in 1954 in Nuremberg, Germany. She lives and works in New-York.

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KIKI SMITH Flight Galerie Lelong 21 May–11 July 2026 13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris

About the Gallery

Galerie Lelong is located in Paris and New York. It was founded by Jacques Dupin, Daniel Lelong and Jean Frémon.

The Paris gallery has been exhibiting recent works from artists of international standing since 1981. The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle, Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Jan Dibbets, Donald Judd, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria and Jan Voss.

In the 1990s, the gallery hosted artists who represented major movements in contemporary art: Sean Scully, Günther Förg, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Antonio Saura. The gallery also increased international recognition of the work of Ana Mendieta.

Since the turn of the century, Galerie Lelong has accentuated the geographical and expressive diversity of its artists: from sculpture and objects by Jaume Plensa, David Nash, Wolfgang Laib, Kiki Smith, Rebecca Horn, Barry Flanagan to installations by Barthélémy Toguo and Lin Tianmiao, without forgetting painting, namely David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Kate Shepherd, Nalini Malani, Nancy Spero, Juan Uslé, Leon KossoffLeon Kossoff.

Galerie Lelong has a large publishing department which produces and distributes engravings, lithographs, digital prints and multiple objects, and collates these works in catalogues raisonnés.

It produces monumental sculptures to order for public spaces and private clients.

The gallery is present at the leading international contemporary art fairs (Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Fiac Paris, Frieze London, Frieze New York, Arco Madrid, Art Brussels, Expo Chicago...).

The directors of the gallery are Jean Frémon, Daniel Lelong and Patrice Cotensin in Paris and Mary Sabbatino in New York.

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38 avenue Matignon
Paris
France

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Tues - Sat, 11am - 7pm

Galerie Lelong

38 avenue Matignon, Paris, France

+33 171 722 699
http://www.galerie-lelong.com

Opening hours

Tues - Sat, 11am - 7pm

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