Niki de Saint Phalle: Life & Work 1984–2000

 
From 1984 to 1987, Niki spends most of her time at the Tarot Garden. She begins a series of flower vases in the shape of various animals.

In collaboration with Dr. Silvio Barandun, Niki writes and illustrates the book AIDS: You Can't Catch It Holding Hands. This informative text, presented in a positive and compassionate format, is published in seven languages. She has major retrospectives in Germany and America.

Niki revives a sculptural theme from the mid-1970s by making L'Oiseau amoureux (Bird in Love) as a gigantic kite for a worldwide traveling kite exhibition in 1988.

In 1991, Niki makes a large-scale model for Le Temple Idéal, a place of worship for all religions. This architectural sculpture was originally conceived in the early 1970s as a response to the religious intolerance she observed while working in Jerusalem. Niki received a commission from the city of Nîmes, France, to build Le Temple Idéal, but politics prevent the project from being realized.

Jean Tinguely dies in Bern, Switzerland in August 1991. In his honor, Niki makes her first kinetic sculptures, the Meta-Tinguelys.

For health reasons, in 1994, Niki moves to La Jolla, California, where she lives for next eight years. She establishes a studio for working with mirrors, glass, and stones, which she is increasingly using in her sculptures instead of paint.

 
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