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title: "Danger zone! Behind the scenes of Niki de Saint Phalle’s shooting actions"
date: 2023-03-10
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/danger-zone-behind-the-scenes-of-niki-de-saint-phalles-shooting-actions-niki-de-saint-phalle-2023-context-en/"
description: "The “shooting paintings” made Niki de Saint Phalle famous overnight. So where did these spectacular acts of shooting actually take place? We cast a glance at the “crime scenes” where these creative acts of destruction took place."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Header_Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Niki_de_Saint_Phalle_1963.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# Danger zone! Behind the scenes of Niki de Saint Phalle’s shooting actions