Niki De Saint Phalle Monographie / Monograph

Niki de Saint Phalle is best known for her oversized figures which embrace contradicting qualities such as good and evil, modern and primitive, sacred and profane and play and terror. Her exaggerated earth mother sculptures, The Nanas, playfully explore the ancient tradition of feminine deities while celebrating modern feminism's efforts to re-evaluate the woman's body. In recent years de Saint Phalle has made monsters and beasts into architectural forms for playgrounds and schools. Although de Saint Phalle lived in France for more than twenty-years, her artistic formation is as much North American as it is European. This rich monograph on Niki de Saint-Phalle covers her diverse works between 1949 and 2000. Text in English, French & GermanParente, Janice is the author of 'Niki De Saint Phalle Monographie / Monograph' with ISBN 9783716512586 and ISBN 3716512583.