Tableau tir

by Niki de Saint Phalle

Artist Niki de Saint Phalle (Frankrike, 1930 - 2002)

Alternate Title

Skjutbild
Shooting Painting

Date1961

MediumPaint, plastic, twine, metal, plaster

DimensionsYttermått: 258 × 155 cm

ClassificationSculptures, Paintings

Credit LineDonation 1972 from the artist

Countries

Frankrike

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:15

Object NumberNMSK 2134

CollectionsMaterialitet

About the artworkIn the early 1960s, Niki de Saint Phalle aimed a loaded shotgun at her works and pulled the trigger. Bags and cans of paint embedded in plaster exploded and made the art works bleed like human beings. The act of shooting could be seen as a performance. Describing the act, she said she was aiming at all men, her brother, society, the Church and school. Throughout her career, Niki de Saint Phalle re-examined the personal scars and traumas that had once guided her to the artist profession. In the early 1960s, Niki de Saint Phalle made her international breakthrough. She was the only woman to be included in the Noveau Réalisme artist group, alongside Arman, Christo, Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely and Jacques Villeglé.
Selected exhibition history Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Niki de Saint Phalle (1981) Neue Gallerie der Stadt Linz Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, Linz Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Niki de Saint Phalle (den 17 september 2014 - den 7 juni 2015) Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris Den tredje handen. Maurizio Cattelan och Moderna Museets samling (den 24 februari 2024 - den 12 januari 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992Niki de Saint Phalle : Moderna Museet : 12 september - 25 oktober 1981

Works by the artist