Niki de Saint Phalle Sculptures at the Missouri Botanical Gardens

One evening we quickly stopped by the Missouri Botanical Gardens to say hello to Chris' family who were there for a concert.
When we walked in I saw one Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture and then another and another...
I was so excited because Niki de Saint Phalle is one of my favorite sculptors!
I was introduced to her work by my sculpture teacher Maire Sivak (who happens to be another one of my favorite sculptors- check out her amazing stone sculptures here )
There were a total of 40 Niki de Saint Phalle mosaic sculptures scattered throughout the garden.
We didn't have time to see them all that evening- so we came back another day and were able to take a pleasant stroll around the grounds and enjoy looking at all of them.
I especially like the vibrant, fanciful and exuberant "Nanas" (French slang for "chicks" or "babes").

 

Comments

[Mademoiselle M.]

Gosh, I love the sculptures!

I know aren't they tres magnifique!?! -Lulu

[joseph drexel]

I would love to find a photograph of Niki de St Phalle's sculpture of a walk-in madona in a certain Copenhagen museum, I believe, where one entered this enormous reclining madona thru her vagina.

Could you help me locate such a photograph of her sculpture?

Thank you so very much,

Joseph C. Drexel

Hello Joseph,
The name of the sculpture that you are inquiring about is the hon-en katedral which was exhibited at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. If you do a Google image search for Niki de Saint Phalle hon-en katedral you will find photos of it. -Lulu