Tag: Niki de Saint Phalle

  • Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely: Myths and Machines

    She was an aristocrat sculpting voluptuous female figures, he a working-class maker of scrap metal kinetic sculptures – but their tumultuous personal relationship and creative collaborations endured

  • Domestic Bliss

    This exhibition of works from Glasgow Museums’ collection explores the concept of domestic bliss, from domestic labour and feminism to intimate relationships and contested social roles

  • Jean Tinguely: Machine Spectacle

    From kinetic sculptures to ‘do-it-yourself machines’ and scorched animal skulls to self-destructing golden phalluses, Tinguely courted controversy and spun spectacle throughout his life. Here, the artist who fought against being ‘museumised’ is subjected to, well, just that

  • Niki de Saint Phalle: Je Suis Une Vache Suisse

    Despite traumatic experiences early on in life, Niki de Saint Phalle produced vivacious, playful and exuberant works, proof that creativity can emerge from destruction