Robert Cumming

Kiki Smith 1954– | American | Sculpture, Screenprints, Body Art, Drawings The daughter of sculptor Tony Smith, Kiki Smith trained briefly as a medical technician. She is best known for her explorations of bodily fluids—blood and saliva. She either displays these in jars or pours them over sculptures of female and male wax figures that seem to drip secretions. The underlying agenda for this need to play with abjection is not clear. Kiki Smith, Cathedral Layout, 2012 Photo: Ian Densford,...

Anish Kapoor 1954– | British/Indian | Sculpture Born in Mumbai, India, Anish Kapoor generates 3-D objects in which color, space, and the interplay between the visible and invisible predominate. His strange-looking objects are made from diverse materials, often on a large scale. They have highly polished or intensely pigmented surfaces. Be prepared to find yourself reflected in his work; these are “empty” objects that allow them to act freely on your perception.If you let go and allow your...

Thomas Schütte 1954– | German | Sculpture, Mixed Media, Drawings Schütte explores ideas from several disciplines in his work. He makes sculptures which range from small, doll-like models to large pieces, often of architectural structures, similar to dolls houses. The human figure, scale, and presence are always apparent. His work encourages an open-ended imagination and questioning of the human condition and experience. Thomas Schütte, Efficiency Men, 2005 KEY WORKS:   As If to Celebrate, I...