Las Animas
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Object Label
Kiki Smith has long explored the physical and psychological aspects of female embodiment within a feminist context, as well as the spectrum of symbolic, spiritual, and intertwined tangible relationships between animals and humans. Juxtaposing closely cropped images of her body in aggressive, animalistic stances, this self-portrait of Smith is confrontational in its frank depiction of body and soul, as suggested by the title: las animas is Spanish for “the souls.”
Caption
Kiki Smith American, born Germany, 1954. Las Animas, 1997. Photogravure on paper, 60 1/8 x 49 1/4 in. (152.7 x 125.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, 1997.154. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.154_PS20.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Las Animas
Date
1997
Medium
Photogravure on paper
Classification
Dimensions
60 1/8 x 49 1/4 in. (152.7 x 125.1 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right in graphite: "Kiki Smith"
Credit Line
Emily Winthrop Miles Fund
Accession Number
1997.154
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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