KhizooologyJust Kids
An artistic life is also a life among other people.
Big Idea
Smith remembers her relationship with Mapplethorpe and their developing artistic lives within a particular New York community.
Shared beginnings
The memoir follows two young people trying to build creative lives.
Friendship
Support and changing intimacy shape the relationship at the center of the account.
Artistic identity
Experiments and influences precede the public work for which they became known.
Place and community
A city's spaces and people contribute to the possibilities available to artists.
Memory and loss
This is Smith's retrospective account, shaped by affection and remembrance.
Notooo Take
Notice the relationships and environments that sustain creative work.
One Thing to Keep
An artistic life is also a life among other people.