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title: "Bang! Boom! Splash! Niki de Saint Phalle’s “Shooting Paintings” as Cooperative Practice"
date: 2023-03-30
last_modified: 2025-02-25T16:49:34+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-07T20:27:17Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/bang-boom-splash-niki-de-saint-phalles-shooting-paintings-as-cooperative-practice-niki-de-saint-phalle-2023-context-en/"
description: "With her radical “shooting paintings” Niki de Saint Phalle took the art world by storm. However, seldom did she realize these works on her own. Who helped her? We cast a glance at her networks in the art scene and the accomplices behind the shooting actions."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Header2_NIKI-DE-SAINT-PHALLE_NMA4155.jpg"
language: "en-US"
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# Bang! Boom! Splash! Niki de Saint Phalle’s “Shooting Paintings” as Cooperative Practice