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Niki de Saint Phalle: A-Z

Katharina Sykora author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hatje Cantz

Publishing:27th Mar '25

£22.00

This title is due to be published on 27th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Niki de Saint Phalle: A-Z cover

The Many Facets of Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle loved pseudo-orders, which she used to arbitrarily assemble terms and pictograms on a sheet of paper. Under the heading “I Love,” for example, the sign of a snake could be found next to the emblem for justice, an orange spot for the corresponding color next to two stars as a symbol for astrology. Niki de Saint Phalle A–Z takes the same liberty and puts the many facets of Niki de Saint Phalle’s work into the order of the alphabet. This logical order is deceptive, though. From A as in AIDS to Z as in Zurich Angel, from B as in Bride to V as in Vanitas, a mosaic of concepts emerges that filters out the various levels of meaning in her manifold oeuvre and playfully engages them in mutual commentary.

ISBN: 9783775754378

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

108 pages