Kiki Smith
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Kiki Smith is an American contemporary artist known for her multidisciplinary works exploring the human body, feminism, and mortality through sculpture, printmaking, and installation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kiki Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kiki Smith Context triple: [National Museum of Western Art, hasWorkBy, Kiki Smith]
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Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard is a Polish-American sculptor renowned for her monumental, hand-carved cedar wood sculptures that explore memory, identity, and the natural world.
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Lynda Benglis
Lynda Benglis is an American sculptor and visual artist known for her pioneering poured latex and foam works that challenged traditional notions of sculpture and feminist representation in contemporary art.
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C.
Nancy Rubins
Nancy Rubins is an American sculptor known for her monumental assemblage works made from industrial and discarded materials, often installed in large-scale public and institutional settings.
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Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist known for her vibrant, monumental sculptures and feminist, avant-garde works that challenged social norms and helped define the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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E.
Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago is an American feminist artist and educator best known for her large-scale collaborative installations that celebrate women’s history and achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kiki Smith Target entity description: Kiki Smith is an American contemporary artist known for her multidisciplinary works exploring the human body, feminism, and mortality through sculpture, printmaking, and installation.
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A.
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard is a Polish-American sculptor renowned for her monumental, hand-carved cedar wood sculptures that explore memory, identity, and the natural world.
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B.
Lynda Benglis
Lynda Benglis is an American sculptor and visual artist known for her pioneering poured latex and foam works that challenged traditional notions of sculpture and feminist representation in contemporary art.
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C.
Nancy Rubins
Nancy Rubins is an American sculptor known for her monumental assemblage works made from industrial and discarded materials, often installed in large-scale public and institutional settings.
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D.
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist known for her vibrant, monumental sculptures and feminist, avant-garde works that challenged social norms and helped define the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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E.
Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago is an American feminist artist and educator best known for her large-scale collaborative installations that celebrate women’s history and achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Letters membership
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Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ Women in the Arts Award (Brooklyn Museum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-01-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hartford Art School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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drawing ⓘ installation art ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestry ⓘ |
| fullName | Kiki Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Kiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Centre Pompidou
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Colab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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feminist art ⓘ postmodern art ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explorations of feminism
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explorations of mortality ⓘ explorations of the human body ⓘ use of bodily fluids and organs as motifs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born
NERFINISHED
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Lilith NERFINISHED ⓘ Pee Body NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tale ⓘ Untitled (1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Jane Lawrence Smith
NERFINISHED
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Tony Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Seton Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
animals
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gender ⓘ human anatomy ⓘ mortality ⓘ mythology ⓘ nature ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
bronze
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glass ⓘ paper ⓘ textiles ⓘ wax ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Kiki Smith Description of subject: Kiki Smith is an American contemporary artist known for her multidisciplinary works exploring the human body, feminism, and mortality through sculpture, printmaking, and installation.
Referenced by (2)
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