Sabato 1 febbraio 2025 – Mostra NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE – MUDEC Milano

The exhibition NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE, the first comprehensive retrospective anthology in an Italian museum, celebrates the Franco-American artist known for her big, colourful Nanas, but also revealing her activism through a different interpretation of her work.

Niki de Saint Phalle, ‘woman and artist’ (as she liked to define herself) was a painter, sculptor, experimental filmmaker, and performer, who defies a single definition. Her monumental works, including parks and public sculptures, are intertwined with more personal and sometimes poignant reflection. On the one hand, she is seen as an independent celebrity, proud of her art; on the other, her physical frailty and the many social inequalities and discrimination she witnessed throughout her life bring out her humanity and sensitivity towards the most vulnerable people.

Living through an era of significant social and artistic changes — from the feminist movement of the ’60s and ’70s to Nouveau Réalisme, of which she was a key figure — Niki de Saint Phalle (Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1930 – La Jolla, 2002) was one of the artists who most challenged gender stereotypes through her art, expressing her identity through femininity, sensuality, and a love for life as creation.

Programme:

• 9:00 Departure by coach from JRC Ispra

• 11:00 Guided tour exhibition in English and Italian (2 groups – min. 15 people each group required)

• 12:30 Free time for lunch and individual sightseeing in Milan

• 16:30 Departure from Milan

Cost (ACE members): 20 €

(including entrance fee, guided tour, transport to and from Milan)

Please book before 15/01/2025