kiki Smith is an American artist who was born in Nuremburg, Germany in 1954. The next year, her family moved to South Orange, New Jersey where she lived with her two younger sisters, mother and father. Her father, Tony Smith, was a minimalist artist, known for his large polyhedron-based structures. Smith and her sisters often spent time assembling paper models of his sculptures. She was exposed to the art world: Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and significant contemporary artists including Pollock, Rothko, and Newman from an early age. Kiki Smith is an American artist who was born in Nuremburg, Germany in 1954. The next year, her family moved to South Orange, New Jersey where she lived with her two younger sisters, mother and father. Her father, Tony Smith, was a minimalist artist, known for his large polyhedron-based structures. Smith and her sisters often spent time assembling paper models of his sculptures. She was exposed to the art world: Abstract Express
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