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SAINT-PHALLE (DE) Niki
(1930-2002)
"Once I painted in a brillant red, the vine leaves covering the sex of the statues in the school hall"
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| Niki SAINT-PHALLE (DE), a few dates |
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| 1930 |
born on October 29 1930 in Neuilly-sur -Seine |
| 1960 |
joins the New Realism movement |
| 1961 |
first exhibition, she obtains success by shooting paint |
| 1966 |
works with the help of Jean Tinguely ("Hon, Elle") on a monumental 23/6m woman exhibited at the Moderna Museet in Stockolm |
| 1971 |
marries the painter Jean Tinguely |
| 1979 |
works in Garavivvhio in Toscana on the tarot garden inspired by the cards characters, which opened in 1998 |
| 2002 |
died on May 21st 2002 in San Diego |
| 2002 |
died in San Diego |
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