Niki de Saint Phalle. The Grotto

Niki de Saint Phalle. The Grotto

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Edited by: Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Sprengel Museum Hannover

Texts by: Ursula Bode, Ronald Clark, Stefan Gronert, Ulrich Krempel, Pierre Marie Lejeune, Birgit Heidrich-Peiers, Anke Seegert

Englisch

March 2026, 112 Pages , 80 Color photos

hardcover

200mm x 240mm

ISBN:978-3-7757-5865-9

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10629 Berlin
Germany
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Spectacular environments play a prominent role in Niki de Saint Phalle's unique oeuvre. The walk-in Nanas, the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, and her Tarot Garden in Tuscany are masterful examples of this. Her last completed major project in Hanover became her artistic legacy: the grotto in the Herrenhausen Gardens, redesigned according to her plans. Built in 1676 as part of the Baroque gardens, the grotto, originally decorated with shells, crystals, glass, and minerals, once served as a summer retreat. It was restored for EXPO 2000 and subsequently redesigned by Niki de Saint Phalle in her characteristic style. This completely revised new edition of the 2003 monograph describes the history of its creation and restoration and highlights the art-historical significance of the grotto from today's perspective.

»Willkommen zum Staunen und Träumen!«

F.A.Z.

»Umrahmt werden die Bilder von bodenständigen Texten über die Geschichte des Schlossparks und das kulturhistorische Konzept der Grotte.«

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