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kiki smith

kiki smith -lrb- born january 18 , 1954 -rrb- is a german-born american artist .
her work has addressed the themes of birth and regeneration .
her figurative work of the late 1980s and early 1990s clashed with cultural taboos surrounding bodily functions .
her earlier pieces confronted subjects such as aids , gender and race , while recent works have depicted the human condition in relationship to nature .
smith lives and works in the lower east side neighborhood of new york city .
