“Woman and artist”, is how Niki de Saint Phalle liked to define herself, a leading protagonist on the French art scene in the second half of the 20th century. She was born in 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and had made eclecticism the key to her personal expression. Model, but also painter, sculptor, author of experimental films, performer, Niki de Saint Phalle escapes a single definition. She had become famous for her large Nanas, colorful, polymorphic and rounded figures, behind which she hid a much less lively and maternal personal journey, steeped in pain. A total of 110 works, as well as an elegant selection of clothes from the Maison Dior, which recall her past as a model in the beautiful photographic shots that portray her, trace the path of Niki's artistic life, from her beginnings to her latest works, in a rhythm diachronic but also highly exciting.
The itinerary includes over a hundred photographs from the Ballo+Ballo studio, founded by Aldo Ballo and Marirosa Toscani, some design objects and some original objects belonging to the two photographers, as well as vintage magazines with which the Ballos collaborated and volumes containing their photographs.
A new movie starring Bvlgari Global Brand Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas and produced by Atomic Production and directed by Andrea Rovetta, gives viewers an unprecedented view of Bvlgari Hotel Roma, taking them behind the scenes to discover the craftsmanship and culture that inspired the property.
