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Niki De Saint Phalle and the Tarot Garden
Marella Caracciolo Chia
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Description for Niki De Saint Phalle and the Tarot Garden
Hardcover. Influenced by Gaudi's Parc Guell in Barcelona, and the mannerist park of Bomarzo, Niki de Saint Phalle decided that she wanted to make something similar; a monumental sculpture park created by a woman. The garden contains sculptures of the symbols found on Tarot cards. This book presents the formation of the garden and the underlying ideas. Num Pages: 256 pages, 165 col, 27 b&w. BIC Classification: AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1846.
Influenced by Gaudi's Parc Guell in Barcelona, and the mannerist park of Bomarzo, Niki de Saint Phalle decided that she wanted to make something similar; a monumental sculpture park created by a woman. In 1974, she was donated some land in Garavicchio, Tuscany, about 100 km north-west of Rome along the coast. The garden, on which planning started in 1978, contains sculptures of the symbols found on Tarot cards. It opened in 1998, after more than 20 years of work. The garden was still incomplete when Niki de Saint Phalle died. With elaborate illustrations and sensitively written texts this book ... Read more
Influenced by Gaudi's Parc Guell in Barcelona, and the mannerist park of Bomarzo, Niki de Saint Phalle decided that she wanted to make something similar; a monumental sculpture park created by a woman. In 1974, she was donated some land in Garavicchio, Tuscany, about 100 km north-west of Rome along the coast. The garden, on which planning started in 1978, contains sculptures of the symbols found on Tarot cards. It opened in 1998, after more than 20 years of work. The garden was still incomplete when Niki de Saint Phalle died. With elaborate illustrations and sensitively written texts this book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Benteli Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1846g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Wabern-Bern, Switzerland
ISBN
9783716515372
SKU
V9783716515372
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