Niki de Saint Phalle
Retrospective
02.09.22 – 08.01.23
A wide-ranging retrospective with some 150 exhibits sheds light on the exceptional artistic personality that was Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 2002). The remarkably broad spectrum of her work ranges from painting and drawing to assemblages, actions and large-format sculptures, and even theatre, film and architecture. They are the fruit of her efforts to process her own feelings, and of a critical attitude that prompted her to address social and political issues and question institutions and role models in ways that are as relevant today as they have ever been. While her legendary ‘shooting pictures’ arose out of provocative performances, her later works reveal a joyful embracing of life and humanity, exemplified by the sensual ‘Nanas’ and the transformative effect of her large installations in public spaces. Niki de Saint Phalle was a popular outsider whose formal language has imprinted itself on our collective memory. The exhibition is a cooperation with the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
Artist
Niki de Saint Phalle
Location
Kunsthaus Zürich
Heimplatz 1
8001 Zürich
Switzerland
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Website
https://www.kunsthaus.ch