Niki de Saint Phalle
February 1 – ENDS May 5 2008
The first UK exhibition of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle. Beautiful, flamboyant, daring, provocative and fiercely independent, she emerged in the 1960s as a powerful and original figure in the highly masculine international arts world. The exhibition will include her acclaimed Shooting Pictures 1961 and larger sculptural works.
Niki de Saint Phalle is a cultural icon with associations with the Nouveau Realist movement and collaborations with the world’s leading artists. Her exuberant love of life is demonstrated in her bright and colourful works and darker works reflect the personal struggles of the artist.
The Shooting Paintings explored the idea of the violent gesture in abstract art and her Nanas, large brightly coloured sculptures of women have become iconic and enduring images of maternity and femininity.
The exhibition will be a comprehensive survey of the career of Niki de Saint Phalle and will explore the significance of her original and honest approach to contemporary artistic practice.
LOCATION FOURTH FLOOR GALLERIES
