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Niki de Saint Phalle

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Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle, was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker and author who lived from 1930 to 2002 and became one of the few female monumental sculptors of her time despite having no formal art training. Working through the nouveau realisme and feminist art movements, she produced the violent Tirs assemblages shot with firearms in the early 1960s, the colorful large-scale female figures called Nanas, and the Tarot Garden sculpture park in Italy, built from 1974 to 1998. She is regarded as one of the most significant female and feminist artists of the twentieth century.

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Gender
Female 1
Active From Year
1956 1
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Film, Art Forms
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France

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Switzerland

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United States

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France

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1. Wikipedia: Niki de Saint Phalle
  • Gender reference
    Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.
  • Wikipedia sections
    Her first art exhibition was held in 1956 in Switzerland, where she displayed her naïve style of oil painting.
  • In Group: Postwar and Contemporary Sculptors, Infobox: style
    Nouveau réalisme, Feminist art
  • Practices: Painting, Lead section
    Niki de Saint Phalle (French: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 1930 - 21 May 2002) was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books.
  • Practices: Sculpture, Lead section
    Niki de Saint Phalle (French: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 1930 - 21 May 2002) was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books.
  • Practices: Film, Lead section
    Niki de Saint Phalle (French: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 1930 - 21 May 2002) was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books.
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