2007 interview with Kiki Smith in Mumbai

... Being an artist in New York amongst so many millions of artists, everybody just figures out what’s good for them; You can’t wait for the art-world to come to you, you just keep on working and be in the community, either it decides to pay attention to you or it doesn't, it is important to do what you want regardless of whether anybody else pays attention to it or not; When I was young, I needed to do art more than I cared for anybody’s attention....
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