Niki de Saint Phalle. The Magical Bestiary.
Hazan| N° d'inventaire | 31604 |
| Format | 22 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 192 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782754117142 |
This work accompanies the exhibition organized at the Caumont-Centre d'art which honors the great heroine of contemporary art Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002).
Popularized by her incredible Nanas, the French-American artist developed a universe full of joyful energy and poetry. The book emphasizes the fascination that animals and monstrous creatures held for the artist throughout her life. This theme in Saint Phalle's work is completely new. It shows how the artist's magical bestiary, between symbols, myths, autobiographical narrative, and the legacy of surrealism, constitutes a major part of her work.
This work accompanies the exhibition organized at the Caumont-Centre d'art which honors the great heroine of contemporary art Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002).
Popularized by her incredible Nanas, the French-American artist developed a universe full of joyful energy and poetry. The book emphasizes the fascination that animals and monstrous creatures held for the artist throughout her life. This theme in Saint Phalle's work is completely new. It shows how the artist's magical bestiary, between symbols, myths, autobiographical narrative, and the legacy of surrealism, constitutes a major part of her work.