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Title: Niki de Saint Phalle
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Story of Her Life
Author: Monica Foggia
Illustrator: Valeria Quattrocchi
Contributor: Valeria Quattrocchi (Illustrated by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 3791389319
EAN: 9783791389318
ISBN: 9783791389318
Publisher: Prestel
Genre: Biography
Topic: Music Dance & Theatre, Graphic Novels
Release Date: 09/05/2023
Description: Few artists’ lives are as inspiring as that of Niki de Saint Phalle. While she started her career as a fashion model, a subsequent breakdown led to her taking up painting as therapy. Entirely self-taught, Niki spent the rest of her years devoted to art that was based in emotional truth and a feminist point of view. This graphic novel follows Niki’s extraordinary career, from her early “shooting pictures,” in which she fired bullets at bags of paint, to the creation of the exuberantly formed life-sized dolls she called “Nanas,” which established her as an international success. The book also looks at her close collaborations with her husband and fellow artist Jean Tinquely; her painting, drawing, assemblage, performance art, and large-scale installations; and her work in film, theater, and architecture. The texts explore how Niki tackled social and political issues and institutions— and shows why her work remains as eloquent and powerful today as when it was first created. Looking beyond her brightly colored sculptures, this book tells the story of a woman who fought for a fairer world; a headstrong outsider, who made a name for herself in the male-dominated art world of the day; and an autodidact, who became one of the greatest artists of her time.
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Item Height: 246mm
Item Length: 176mm
Item Width: 18mm
Item Weight: 601g
Language: English
Release Year: 2023

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