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Niki de Saint Phalle And New York
Many Niki de Saint Phalle fans may not realize the deep connection she has with New York City, and how this influenced both her upbringing and her artistic career. Although Saint Phalle was born in...
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The Spirit of Coming Together
“I call the sculpture Coming Together because that is what we must achieve as individuals and as a city.” Excerpt of Niki de Saint Phalle’s speech for Coming Together Dedication Ceremony, read in her...
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Le CYCLOP: Then and Now
Head, Monstre, Le Cyclop – these are all names for Swiss kinetic artist Jean Tinguely’s monumental sculpture residing in the woods of Milly-La-Forêt, a commune outside of Paris where he lived. In...
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GianCarlo Montebello: A Life for Art and Jewelry
GianCarlo Montebello, source:act-it.org The Niki Charitable Art Foundation is honoring the life and work of designer, craftsman, and jeweler GianCarlo Montebello, who passed away this September in...
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Finding Joy In Life And Art
This month the Niki Charitable Art Foundation is marking the occasion of Niki de Saint Phalle’s 90th birthday!!! Joy is a major subject in Saint Phalle’s art that is rarely addressed, if only to make a...
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Honoring Female Artists
AWARE, which stands for Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, is a non-profit organization specializing in women artists. Its new podcast series The Great Ladies of Art explores the...
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“Meet You at The Sun God”
Niki de Saint Phalle and Dagny Runnqvist. Photo: NCAF Archives Among the many monumental sculptures Niki de Saint Phalle created for San Diego County, like Coming Together and Queen Califia’s Magic...
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I lie where I want to lie… The artistic path of Rico Weber
Niki de Saint Phalle and Rico Weber circa 1996. Photo: Julie Bubar Rico Weber, Saint Phalle’s first and longest assistant worked with both her and Jean Tinguely for 15 years, helping the two artists...
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“All the World’s a Stage”: Niki does Theater
“Part of me wanted to be an actress, another part wanted to direct plays, a third part wanted to write and yet I keep on doodling all the time like in school…Some of my drawings look like those of mad...
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Remembering Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle with I woke up last night, 1994. Photo: Laurent Condominas Niki de Saint Phalle was many things to many people, and most importantly she was an artist.In the 20 years since her...
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