Niki De SAINT PHALLE

French　1930 - 2002

Niki de Saint Phalle was one of the most popular French female artists in the twentieth century. Her creativity is spread across medium, including painting, sculptures, architecture, design, drama and many other disciplines. In 1965, Niki de Saint Phalle was inspired by a female friend of hers, she began to use voluptuous women as the archetype to create a series of work called “Nana”, and the series not only represent the reaction faced by the women in the 1960s towards gender inequalities, but encourage women of the era to pursue freedom.

EXHIBITED:

1994 Niki de Saint Phalle, Dimensions Gallery, Taipei, 16 – 31 July
1998 Niki de Saint Phalle, Galerie Delaive, Amsterdam, 1 January - February
2006 Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, 17 June – 15 August
2015 Niki de Saint Phalle, National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo, 18 September – 14 December

Collection:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Tate Gallery, London
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark