METZ, France .- A medieval castle near Metz (northeast) hosts the first major exhibition in France dedicated 30 years since the artist Niki de Saint Phalle, the 60s emerged as a powerful figure in the world of art, always predominantly male. CIRA sculptures from the series of "Nanas", which is a triumphant ode to femininity, or giant pieces of "Gardens of the tarot" adorn the courtyard of the castle Malbrouk where inaugurel weekend exhibitions n with some 60 works of Franco-American artist, who died 2002. In the towers of the castle, located near the border with Luxembourg and Germany, the visitor is met with some of his ttems or colorful figures like his "Pjaro love", which express the rebellious personality, passionate and enigmatic tica of the artist, to be celebrated this year its 80th anniversary. In the dark rooms of the castle, situated on a hill that was completely renovated a dozen years ago, it exhibits one of the famous reliefs made violent objects such as knives, scissors, guns. Also describes some of his earliest paintings in the series "the shot"-boxes against the artist, and the public, with a rifle-shot, Ascom some of his films that lift a veil on dark side of De Saint Phalle, who began painting in 1953 after a strong emotional crisis as a way to fight the madness. His father, a strict catholic burgusy "abussexualmente of it," explicsu granddaughter, Bloum Cardenas. Most of the works exhibited in the castle comes from a Fundacin created before his death by De Saint Phalle, the Niki Charitable Art Foundation, based in California, which is now led by Cardenas. Interrogated porquFrancia few exhibitions dedicated to De Saint Phalle, which in turn has been devoted to retrospectives at Great Bretaay Japny with exhibitions in Europe and several passes Sudamrica-Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Central Amrica, Cardenas says that her grandmother "disturb the dominant cultural elite." "The great exhibition on Tv Niki de Saint Phalle was a retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 1980," recordCrdenas, reiterating that the work full of poetry, clergy and humor and personality his grandmother "is bothering the Parisian cultural establishment, predominantly male." "Some think that the fact that people enjoy the work of Niki-for example its Nanas or Stravinsky fountain in front of the Pompidou Center, renders her a" folk artist ", that is, not worthy of museum" said. Subrayque his grandmother, whose second husband and "great accomplices" was the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely, "will have been delighted" to see their works exhibited in this medieval castle, its towers have names like "witch's tower "" lantern tower "or" bald rock tower. " The exhibition, which is the work of stage designer Marcelo Zitelli, who was assistant to De Saint Phalle for 16 years, until his death, estarabierta to the public until 29 August.
Although he had married the great Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle had to provide proof of patience to be recognized in Switzerland. In the fifties, when she appeared on the European stage, many believed they were facing a provocative pseudonym. But, no. Niki de Saint Phalle was his real name, French and also noble. During his lifetime Niki de Saint Phalle has been considered as a Franco-American artist (his mother was American), although he remained married for 40 years with the Swiss Jean Tinguely. Often worked with him, becoming his wife in 1971, acquired Swiss nationality. It is true, however, that the couple Saint Phalle-Tinguely lived and worked in France. For this reason, for many years the works of the artist 'pop-art' no unanimity raised in Switzerland. While, for example, the Swedish public and the international press were very enthusiastic about his monumental female figure 'Hon', in 1966, the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, the Swiss were baffled. The midwife laid with polyester, 27 meters long, for whose vagina enters the public, sparked an outcry of indignation. The newspaper "Der Bund", Bern, spoke of an "obscene delirium" and a "monstrous rubbish" opinion shared by a copious correspondence from readers. Such was the disapproval that when his works began to be exhibited in Switzerland, also since 1964, the national press scorned his work treating the latest co-production. Not recognized Niki de Saint Phalle and an integer part artist, but rather as a kind of assistant Tinguely. Tinguely undoubtedly influence is enormous and his meeting in Paris in 1955, was a major change that would mark the artistic work of Niki de Saint Phalle until after the sculptor's death in 1991. "Tinguely was initiated into the secrets of sculpture and fragments of thread and pieces of iron, helped build the supports and the structures of their earliest forms in plaster," Margrit Hahnloser writes art historian. Niki de Saint Phalle was truly "haunted" by the arrogant nature of his companion, adds the historian. In 1956, a year after his meeting with Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, exhibited for the first time in Switzerland. Later abandoned her first husband to go live with Tinguely. In the 60 Niki de Saint Phalle is part of the vanguard of the new realists, with Yves Klein, Arman, César, Tinguely, Daniel Spoerri, Rauschenberg and Pierre Restany. Niki creates its' general settlement, shooting small bags that are color on canvas. Spotted by splashing colored "box has become the tent of death and rebirth," tell her after the scandal and the controversy caused by their "shots." The real success comes with the 'nanny', gigantic colorful female figures. One of these corpulent matrons is the angel of the roof of the train station in Zurich. Other of his figures can be found standing, lying or suspended in Paris, New York, Brussels, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Geneva and Lucerne. With the 'Nano', the artist has created colorful female figures, energy and vitality without penalty resist the influence of men on the world. "Men are very creative.They have invented all these machines of the industrial age, but have no idea how to improve the world, "say the artist in the documentary 'Niki de Saint Phalle' by Peter Schamoni (1966). Niki de Saint Phalle died on 2 May 2002 in San Diego, California, due to a lung disease caused by toxic gases produced during the manufacture of polyester figures. After his first exhibition in St. Gallen, discovered the sculpture following his meeting with Jean Tinguely who became her husband in 1971...

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