Exhibitions on tour

Niki de Saint Phalle. The 1980s and 1990s: Art Running Free

At the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Canada
From 12 June 2025 to 4 January 2026

These two decades were written under the aegis of Niki de Saint Phalle's great work, the adventure of the Tarot Garden in Italy. In parallel with the long-term creation of this garden, which was both a place of art and a place to live, she developed a whole new aspect of her work, which enabled her to become her own patron. If the 1960s and 1970s made Niki de Saint Phalle famous, thanks to her emblematic Tirs and Nanas and her proximity to the New Realism movement, it is time to look at what is falsely called "the second part" of her career. Less well known, these years are nonetheless marked by a freedom, an emancipation, a diversity of work, a commitment and a model of entrepreneurship that are innovative and exemplary.

Curator and educational texts
Maude Lévesque, adaptation of the concept and texts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Annabelle Ténèze, Lucia Pesapane, concept and original texts, Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse

An exhibition by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, produced in collaboration with Les Abattoirs Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse and with the participation of the Niki Charitable Art Foundation.

The exhibition Niki de Saint Phalle – The 1980s and 1990s: Art Unleashed has received financial support from the Gouvernement du Québec and the Ville de Québec under the Entente de développement culturel.

The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is a state corporation funded by the Gouvernement du Québec.

Exhibition produced in 2022 with the support of the Niki Charitable Art Foundation, and exceptional support from the City of Toulouse and Toulouse Métropole.

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Grand hall du pavillon Pierre Lassonde
179, Grande Allée Ouest
Québec (Québec) G1R 2H1