Provocateur, co-founder of the Happening, creator of an original, unmistakable language of form and the world-famous "Nanas": Niki de Saint Phalle floats above all categories. The Digitorial for the exhibition provides an overview of the artist's work, which is much more multifaceted and subversive than is commonly known.
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QUOTES
Niki de Saint Phalle: „I shot because I was fascinated […]“, quoted from: Nouveau Réalisme – Revolution des Alltäglichen (exh. cat. Sprengel Museum Hannover), ed. Ulrich Krempel, Ostfildern 2007, p. 139.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „For me, my artistic work […]“, quoted from: Christiane Weidemann, Niki de Saint Phalle, Munich [et al.] 2014, p. 37.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „I was angry at patriarchal society, […]“, quoted from: Jo Ortel, Re-creation, self-creation: A feminist analysis of the early art and life of Niki de Saint Phalle, Stanford University 1992, p. 168.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „All power to the Nanas!“, quoted from: https://www.derstandard.at/story/1695163/alle-macht-den-nanas, URL accessed on 18.01.2023.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „When I made the Nanas, […]“, quoted from: Niki de Saint Phalle, Retrospektive 1954-1980, Duisburg 1980, p. 36.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „We would create a goddess. […]“, quoted from: Fictive letter from Niki de Saint Phalle to Clarice Rivers, autumn 1966, in: Niki de Saint Phalle, ed. Pontus Hultén, exh. cat. Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn; MacLellan Galleries, Glasgow; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Stuttgart, 1992, revised ed. 1995), pp. 167–68.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „I became an artist because […]“, quoted from: Carla Schulz-Hoffmann, Die allesverschlingende Mutter – Zum künstlerischen Konzept von Niki de Saint Phalle, in: Niki de Saint Phalle: Bilder – Figuren – phantastische Gärten, ed. Carla Schulz-Hoffmann, Munich [et al.] 2008, p. 8.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „I would never be like you, Mother. […]“, quoted from: Ich bin eine Kämpferin. Frauenbilder der Niki de Saint Phalle. Katalogbuch, Museum Ostwall im Dortmunder U 2016/17, p. 15.
Niki de Saint Phalle: „I have always had a dream […]“, quoted from: http://nikidesaintphalle.org/a-monster-in-belgium-the-dragon-of-knokke/, URL accessed on 18.01.2023.
ILLUSTRATIONS
© 2023 Niki Charitable Art Foundation / ADAGP, Paris for the illustrated works of Niki de Saint Phalle.
© 2023 Fondazione Il Giardino dei Tarocchi for the pictured works of the Tarot Garden.
© 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn for the pictured works by Jean Tinguely.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Black Pregnant Nana, 1968, Polyester, painted fiberglass, and iron base (by Jean Tinguely), 77 x 36 x 28 cm, Kunsthalle Mannheim, acquired with funds and donations from the museum store on the occasion of Manfred Fath's 60th birthday in 1998, Inv.-Nr. S2714 © Kunsthalle Mannheim/Cem Yûcetas, photo: Pedrini, Photography, Zurich.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Tableau tir, 1961 (Shooting Painting), Shooting painting, paint, plastic, rope, metal, and plaster on wood, 258 x 155 cm, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Gift of the artist 1972, Inv.-Nr. NMSK 2134 © Moderna Museet/Stockholm.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Old Master (non tiré), ca. 1960–61 (Old Master [not shot]), Shooting painting, plaster on panel with wood frame, 35,5 x 32 cm, Gift of the artist, Collection MAMAC, Inv.-Nr. 2001.13.31 © Muriel Ansens/Ville de Nice.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Old Master – Séance Galerie J, 30.6.—12.7.1961, Paris (Old Master – Session Galerie J), Shooting painting, paint, plaster, and wire mesh on panel with wooden frame, 73 x 62 x 4 cm, Gift of the artist, Collection MAMAC, Inv.-Nr. 2001.13.27 © Muriel Ansens/Ville de Nice.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Nightscape, 1959, Oil, paint, plaster, and various objects on wooden door, and plywood, 82 x 216 x 11 cm, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000), Inv.-Nr. SH 35, 2001 © bpk/Sprengel Museum Hannover/Michael Herling/Aline Gwose.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Gant de travail, ca. 1960–61 (Work Gloves), Farbe, Paint, plaster, and various objects on wood, 34 x 32 x 6 cm, Gift of the artist, Collection MAMAC, Inv.-Nr. 2001.13.8, photo: Laurent Condominas.
Niki de Saint Phalle, L’Accouchement rose, 1964 (The Pink Birth), Paint, toys, various objects, and wire mesh on wood, 219 x 152 x 40 cm, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Gift of the artist 1964, Inv.-Nr. NMSK 1859 © Moderna Museet/Stockholm.
Niki de Saint Phalle, La Mariée à cheval, 1997 (The Bride on Horse), Bronze, various materials, 244 x 320 x 115 cm, Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte, Wintherthur © SKKG 2020.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Nana mosaïque noire, 1999 (Black Mosaic Nana), Glass, mirror, and ceramic mosaic, and polyester, 254 x 122 x 122 cm, Collection Würth, Inv.-Nr. 11322, Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, Museum Würth.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jacqueline ou Anne (Nana boule rouge), 1969 (Jacqueline or Anne [Red Ball Nana]), painted polyester, 98 x 90 x 77 cm, Museum Ulm, Inv.-Nr. A.I. 1980.9093 © Museum Ulm, photo: Bernd Kegler, Ulm.
Venus of Willendorf, approx. 29,500 years old, photo: kolvenbach / Alamy Stock Foto.
Niki de Saint Phalle with Jean Tinguely, Model for Hon, 1966, Paint, papier-mâché, and wire mesh, 133 x 89 x 35 cm, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Gift from Pontus Hultén 1998, Inv.-Nr. MOMSK 266 © Moderna Museet/Stockholm.
Housewife on an advertising poster, 1960s, © Fine Art America, photo: The Advertising Archives.
Niki de Saint Phalle, The Devouring Mothers, Storybook, 1972, 4 pages from the artist book, Ed. Gimpel Fils, London, illustrated, 28 pages in total, 14 x 16,5 cm, Kunsthaus Zürich, Library, Inv.-Nr. BD 2003/0502 © Kunsthaus Zürich.
Niki de Saint Phalle, King-Kong, 1962, Shooting painting, paint, plaster, and various objects on wood, 276 x 611 x 47 cm (in 5 pieces), Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Gift of the artist 1972, Inv.-Nr. NMSK 2133. © Moderna Museet/Stockholm.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Skull, Meditation Room, 1990, steel frame, polystyrene, synthetic resin, mirror glass, and silicone, 230 x 310 x 210 cm, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000), Inv.-Nr. SH 134, 2001 © Kunsthaus Zürich, Franca Candrian.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Skull, Meditation Room, 1990, back side, steel frame, polystyrene, synthetic resin, mirror glass, and silicone, 230 x 310 x 210 cm, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000), Inv.-Nr. SH 134, 2001, photo: Laura Heeg.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Attention Dragueurs!, 1990/91 (Beware Pick-up Artists!), Serigraph, 64,5 x 45 cm, Ed. 10/125, Musée d'art et d'histoire Fridbourg, Inv.-Nr. MAHF 2018-056 © Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Guns, 2001, Lithograph, Stickers, 57 x 62,4 cm, Ed. 7/50, Musée d'art et d'histoire Fribourg, Inv.-Nr. 2010-058 © Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Abortion – Freedom of Choice, 2001, Lithograph, Stickers, 56,5 x 62 cm, 16/50, Musée d'art et d'histoire Fribourg, Inv.-Nr. 2010-057 © Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Global Warming, 2001, Lithograph, Stickers, 56,5 x 62 cm, Image: Ed. 2/50, Niki Charitable Art Foundation; loaned in the exhibition: Ed. 50/50, Musée d'Art et d'histoire Fribourg, Inv.-Nr. MAHF 2010-056, © Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg, photo: Ed Kessler.
Niki de Saint Phalle, The Falling Tower, 1974, Model for Tarot Garden, painted polyester, 88 x 106 x 167 cm, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000), Inv.-Nr. SH 117, 2001 © bpk/Sprengel Museum Hannover/ Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000)/Herling/Herling/Werner.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Magicien – House of Meditation, 1978 (Magician – House of Meditation), Model for Tarot Garden, painted polyester, 68 x 44 x 50 cm, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Gift Niki de Saint Phalle (2000), Inv.-Nr. SH 119, 2001 © bpk/Sprengel Museum Hannover/Michael Herling/Benedikt Werner.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Le Monde, 1990 (The World), Painted polyester and iron base (by Jean Tinguely) 66 x 25 x 20 cm, Ed. 2/10, Private collection Schweiz © Private collection c/o Claudia Steinfels, photo: Pedrini, Zurich.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Sphinx, undated, Painted polyester, 30 x 28 x 42 cm, Private Collection © Kunsthaus Zürich, Franca Candrian.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Perfume flacon, 1982, resin, glass, 35,7 x 12,5 cm © 2023 Artnet.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Le Dragon Knokke, 1973 (The Dragon Knokke), Painted polyester and plaster, 160 x 130 x 52 cm, Musée d'art et d'histoire Fribourg, Inv.-Nr. MAHF 2004-333 © Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg.
Niki de Saint Phalle, La Toilette, 1978 (The Grooming), Painted papier-mâché, various objects, Figure: 160 x 150 x 100 cm, Table: 126 x 92 x 80 cm, Gift of the artist, Collection MAMAC, Inv.-Nr. 2001.13.52, photo: Laurent Condominas.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Niki de Saint Phalle shoots at her work with a revolver, 1961, photo: GRAGNON Francois/ Paris Match Archive via Getty Images.
Niki with La Tempérance, photo: Laurent Condominas © Laurent Condominas.
Niki de Saint Phalle, 1992, photo: Marianne Rosenstiehl/Sygma Premium via Getty Images.
From the exhibition She – A Cathedral, Moderna Museet, 1966, photo: Hans Hammarskiöld © Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Per Olof Ultvedt/Bildupphovsrätt 2018 © Hans Hammarskiöld Heritage.
Niki de Saint Phalle while modeling in the studio of her house “Auberge au Cheval Blanc” in Soisy-sur-École (Dép. Essonne, Frankreich), 1979, photo: akg-images/Brigitte Hellgoth.
Niki de Saint Phalle in her Parisian studio, 1961, photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images.
Niki in her studio in Soisy, photo: Laurent Condominas © Laurent Condominas.
Niki de Saint Phalle, exhibition view © Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2023, photo: Norbert Miguletz.
FILMS
Shooting action in the United States, 1962, documentary material, included in the film “Niki de Saint Phalle”, by Francois de Menil and Monique Alexandre, 1982 © 2023 Niki Charitable Art Foundation, All rights reserved.
Niki de Saint Phalle and Peter Whitehead, Daddy, 1973 © 2023 Niki Charitable Art Foundation, All rights reserved.
Louise Faure and Anne Julien, Niki de Saint Phalle: The Tarot Garden, 2014, Video: YouTube © Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais – Idéale Audience, 2014 © 2023 Niki Charitable Art Foundation, All rights reserved.
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