Kiki Smith

Untitled
2000–2001

A close-up of a worn fabric object with intricate details, featuring frayed edges and strands of white and blue beads sewn into the material. The background is out of focus, emphasizing the texture and beadwork on the object.
A close-up of a worn fabric object with intricate details, featuring frayed edges and strands of white and blue beads sewn into the material. The background is out of focus, emphasizing the texture and beadwork on the object.

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Date
2000–2001

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 19 13/16 × 30 7/8in. (50.3 × 78.4 cm) Image (sight): 19 13/16 × 30 7/8in. (50.3 × 78.4 cm)

Accession number
2024.234.45

Edition
1/3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© KiKi Smith, courtesy of The Pace Gallery, New York

API
artworks/38176

Part of a series:

A Looking at Native American Beadwork and Baskets from the Collection of Charles and Valerie Diker

61 works

Close-up of smooth, beige stones with varied markings, some resembling faces.
Close-up of a beaded necklace wrapped around a cork.
Close-up of traditional Native American garments with intricate beadwork and fur trim.
Close-up of a textured surface with a blurred, tunnel-like perspective.
Close-up of a woven basket with intricate patterns, focus on the dark interior.
Close-up of a knitted fabric with a blurred pattern, creating an abstract texture.
Two large feathers against a soft blue sky with wispy clouds.
Close-up of a knife edge against a blurred background.
Close-up of tangled threads creating an abstract texture.
Close-up of a textured, heart-shaped object with a blurred background.

Kiki Smith
130 works in the collection

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