Kiki Smith | Seer (Alice II)

Kiki Smith's 'Seer (Alice II)' is the latest addition to the Foundation's grounds. Smith, the daughter of eminent American minimalist sculptor, Tony Smith, frequently alludes to classical mythology and folk tales in her work, both of which are married in this piece. 'Seers', or 'diviners of the future,' abound in Greek mythology, yet in 'Seer (Alice II) Smith also draws upon the nonsensical world of Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Smith intended for 'Seer (Alice II)' to be placed in close proximity to water from which, as the artist has stated, the subject 'is gleaning the universe...one moment at a time.' Water, the element traditionally associated with women, is of significant import to the piece. It supports Smith's preoccupation with femininity and the female form and, therefore, assumes a metaphysical quality that is integral to the success of the work.

Smith's work features in numerous prominent museum collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Smith also received the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture in 2000.

• Edition of 3
• Made from bronze, painted with white auto body paint
• Standing 1.6m high.

This work was kindly loaned to the foundation by Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.

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