Niki de Saint Phalle

(French, 1930–2002)

the sun by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

The Sun, 1984

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do you like my new dress? black (remembering) by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Do You Like My New Dress? Black (Remembering), 1997

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white tree by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

White Tree, 1972

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nana  by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Nana , 1993

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l'oiseau amoureux  by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

L'Oiseau amoureux , 1990

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la conversation  by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

La Conversation , 1911

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(cher christan, i dreamt about the monster again) by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

(Cher Christan, I Dreamt About The Monster Again), 1987

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le miroir (magie du miroir)  by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Le Miroir (Magie du miroir) , 1980

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charly  by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Charly , 1981

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clarice, chaise femme by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Clarice, Chaise Femme, 1982

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dawn jaune by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Dawn Jaune, 1995

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nana vase by niki de saint phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle

Nana Vase, 1984

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Biography

Timeline

1930
Born Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1937
Moved with her family to New York, NY
1948 - 1950
Worked as fashion model for Vogue, Life, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, and other French and American magazines
1952
Moved to Paris, France
1954
Met American painter Hugh Weiss who became a friend and mentor
1971
Married Jean Tinguely
2002
Died in San Diego, CA

Exhibitions

2020
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2020:
Niki de Saint Phalle, Structures for Life, MoMa PS1, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, MCA Chicago, IL
All of Them Witches, Jeffrey Deitch Inc., Los Angeles, CA
New Images of Man, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2019:
Ici tout est Possible, Beaux Arts Mons, Mons, Belgium (solo exhibition)
MOMA Reopening Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2018
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2018:
Works from the Mesuda Collection, Hangaram Museum, Seoul, South Korea (solo exhibition)
Freedom Would be Mine, Hangaram Museum, Seoul, South Korea (solo exhibition)
2017
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2017:
Belles! Belles! Belles! Les femmes de Niki de Saint Phalle, Galerie GP & N Vallois, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
2016
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2016:
Ich bin eine Kämpferin. Frauenbilder der Niki de Saint Phalle, Ostwall Museum, Dortmund, Allemagne (exposition itinérante)(commissaire d'exposition : Ulrich Krempel) (solo exhibition)
Niki de Saint Phalle, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finlande (exposition itinérante) (commissaire d'exposition : Camille Morineau) (solo exhibition)
Niki de Saint Phalle, ARKEN, Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishoj, Danemark (exposition itinérante)(commissaire d'exposition : Camille Morineau) (solo exhibition)
Archéologie du présent, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Saint-Étienne Métropole, France
2015
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2015:
Niki de Saint Phalle, Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Espagne (exposition itinérante)(commissaire d'exposition : Camille Morineau et Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya) (solo exhibition)
Niki de Saint Phalle, The National Art Center, Tokyo, JP (commissaire d'exposition : Camille Morineau et Yukado Yamada) (solo exhibition)
2014
Niki de Saint Phalle Selected Exhibitions in 2014:
La Bande à Niki, Musée en Herbe, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
Niki de Saint Phalle, Grand Palais, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
2012 - 2013
Niki de Saint Phalle – Eine Retrospektive – Skulpturen, Objekte und Arbeiten auf Papier, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld, Germany (solo)
2011
Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2009 - 2010
Retrospective, Museum of the Rome Foundation, Rome, Italy (solo)

Public Collections

National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
Musée Olympique, Lausanne
Musée Municipal des Beaux-Arts de Toulon
Musée d’Art Joliette, Quebec
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Fribourg
Musée Cantini, Marseille
Musée d’Art Contemporain, Dunkerque
Musée Picasso, Antibes
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Performances

1986
Realized project with Jean Tinguely, Fontaine Stravinsky, next to the Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France
Installation of a monumental sculpture Sun God to the University of Calfornia, San Diego, CA
1975
The Nanas Conquer the City, permanent installation of of three monumental nanas in the center of the town of Hanover, Germany
1970
Collaborated with Jean Tinguely in the realization of a monumental sculpture in Milly-the-Forest, France