Exhibition

Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten

Name: Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten
Start: 2025-06-26
End: 2026-01-04

26 Jun 2025 - 4 Jan 2026

Grand Palais, Paris

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Niki de Saint Phalle (1930−2002) and Jean Tinguely (1925−1991) were a couple united by unbreakable bonds and a vision of art as an act of rebellion. They left their mark on the first decades of the Centre Pompidou with spectacular creations such as Le Crocrodrome de Zig & Puce (1977) and the Stravinsky Fountain (1983). Pontus Hulten (1924–2006), the first director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne, gave unconditional support to the two artists, encouraging the acquisition of major works by institutions and organising retrospectives at the Centre Pompidou (Saint Phalle in 1980, Tinguely in 1988).

A GrandPalaisRmn × Centre Pompidou Exhibition

The exhibition ‘Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten’, which highlights the key moments in the couple's career, takes visitors on a fun journey through history, where art, love, friendship and commitment intertwine, while emphasising the utopian and provocative aspects in the art the three protagonists enjoyed.

The Centre Pompidou's extensive collection, combined with key loans from national and international institutions, means that visitors can enjoy iconic works by the two artists for the first time or rediscover them. The exhibition also features rare archive films and an entire collection of correspondence and illustrated letters relating to Saint Phalle and Tinguely's works and large-scale projects.

Artiste femme

Centre Pompidou (Paris) (histoire)

France

Artiste

17€ / TR 14€ / Adhérent·e POP' gratuit

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