How are Nikis sculptures made?
On Guide: n23 Sculpture: Buddha Location: Outside Shoenberg Temperate House Most of Nikis sculptures are made of polyurethane foam, some wit...
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Missouri Botanical Garden - Niki 2008
From April 27 through October 31 2008, the Garden welcomes the passionate pop art of Niki in the Garden, an exhibition of 40 playful, larger-than-life mosaic sculptures in a rainbow of color...
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20 of 21 episodesWhat Are The Skinnies?
On Guide: n22 Sculpture: Femme Bleu Location: Shoenberg Temperate House Air became part of Nikis artistic palette with her see-through The S...
Why did Niki create smaller pieces?
On Guide: n21 Sculpture: Oiseau amoreux Location: Climatron Niki was prolific in her production of large-scale sculpture and entire environm...
How Did Tarot Influence Niki?
On Guide: n21 Sculpture: Star Fountain Location: Climatron Two sculptures in this exhibitionStar Fountain and Arbres Serpent (n2)are closely...
Who Are These Musicians? (Black Heroes/Musicians)
On Guide: n20 Sculpture: Miles Davis Location: Cohen Amphitheater In 1998, Niki began work on a series of Black Hero sculptures, paying trib...
Who Are These Musicians? (Black Heroes/Musicians)
On Guide: n20 Sculpture: Louis Armstrong Location: Cohen Amphitheater In 1998, Niki began work on a series of Black Hero sculptures, paying...
Why did Niki create smaller pieces?
On Guide: n18 Sculpture: Grand lphant vase Location: Kemper Center circle Niki was prolific in her production of large-scale sculpture and e...
My Memory of Niki Laura Gabriela, Nikis daughter
On Guide: n17 Sculpture: Nikigator Location: Near Kemper Center My name is Laura Gabriela, and Im Nikis daughter. I remember Niki as the wis...
Why Did Niki Sculpt Animals?
On Guide: n16 Sculpture: Seals Location: Shapleigh Fountain Niki said that for many years, a good deal of her work was concerned with bringi...
Want to Get Inside Nikis Head?
On Guide: n15 Sculpture: La Cabeza Location: Lehmann Rose Garden This six-ton smiling skull was inspired by a trip Niki made to Mexico in th...
What Inspired This Piece?
On Guide: n13 Sculpture: Le Temple idal Location: Outside Climatron Le Temple idal, also known as the Church of all Religions, is the scale...
A Quote from Niki
On Guide: n12 Sculpture: Guardian Lions Location: Bottle Brush Buckeyes By making gay, joyous sculpture maybe Im saying, Look, the world is...
Who Is Clarice?
On Guide: n11 Sculpture: Clarice again Location: Near athletes (n10) Clarice again, a painted polyester sculpture, is one of Nikis earliest...
Who are These Athletes? (Black Heroes/Athletes)
On Guide: n10 Sculptures: #19 Baseball Player, #23 Basketball Player, and Golf Player Location: Near Mausoleum When Niki became a great-gran...
What Is This?
On Guide: n9 Sculpture: Obelisque bleu avec des fleurs Location: Museum Building Niki was acutely aware of contemporary events and social cr...
Who are these ladies?
On Guide: n7 Sculpture: Nana on A Dolphin Location: Dry Streambed Garden Nikis powerful, playful females decorated with hearts and flowers,...
Did Native American culture influence Niki?
On Guide: n6 Sculpture: Large Yelling Man Totem Location: Gladney Rose Garden Nikis Totems reveal her exploration of Native American culture...
My Memory of Niki - Marcelo Zitelli
On Guide: n6 Sculpture: Bird Head Totem Location: Gladney Rose Garden My name is Marcelo Zitelli, I worked with Niki the last 16 years of he...
Who are these ladies?
On Guide: n5 Sculpture: Les Trois Grces Location: Swift Family Garden Nikis powerful, playful females decorated with hearts and flowers, cal...
Why did Niki create smaller pieces?
On Guide: n4 Sculpture: Chairs Location: Linnean House Niki was prolific in her production of large-scale sculpture and entire environments...