Kiki Smith on the Moon as a Confidant and the Virgin Mary

In an interview with Christian Lund for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's web TV, American artist Kiki Smith (born 1954) describes her personal relationship with the Moon, a recurring motif in her work. She contrasts the Moon with the Sun, calling the Sun "more ferocious" and noting that one cannot look it in the eye, whereas the Moon can receive prayers, wishes, and sadness. Smith expresses a desire to be like the Moon and to bear witness to it on Earth, acknowledging this as an unusual thought in the contemporary world. The interview was conducted in conjunction with a major 2019 exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, Denmark, which marked the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing on July 20, 1969.