Guest Picks: Kiki Smith

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 1, 2010

Kiki Smith is a fan of sacred harp music! Find out what else she told us after her recent appearance on The Leonard Lopate Show.

What have you read or seen lately (book, play, film, etc.) that moved or surprised you?

Lena Dunham’s movie Tiny Furniture, and Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy, both wonderful films made by women. Sam Taylor Wood is an artist, and Lena Dunham grew up in an artist family.

What are you listening to right now?

The poets Leslie Scalapino and James Fenton, and musicians Ryan Bingham and Bach. 

What’s the last great book you read?

Joost Elffers’ Sustainism is the new Modernism

What’s one thing you’re a fan of that people might not expect?

Sacred Harp Music

What’s your favorite comfort food?

Food from the Bluebird Café and the Juice Press on 1st St. and 1st Ave. 

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