One of the great artists, ahead of her time Rebelled against social and political conventions Unconventional view of her work

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 AZ 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.

Compact and engaging: A must-read for fans of modern and feminist art.

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NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE (19302002) ist eine der bedeutendsten Ku¨nstlerinnen und Bildhauerinnen ihrer Generation. Aufgewachsen in Paris und New York, kehrte sie in den 1950er-Jahren nach Paris zuru¨ck, wo sie ihre ku¨nstlerische Karriere mit ihren legendären Schießbildern begann.