la petite

This precious child 

was with her older (not by much) brothers

and grandmother to see the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit

at the Grand Palais

...a good time was had by all

Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit

Grand Palais-Galeries Nationales

75008, Paris

Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

Tree of life,

fountain of serpents

Grand Palais

Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain 

was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larche's 

Fontaine Miroir d'eau for the duration of  the Grand Palais exhibit.  

It is an interesting juxtaposition of the marble fountain created in 1910 

and the colorful serpent fountain of 1987.

The exhibit has been moved now to the Guggenheim Bilbao (Spain), 

February 27 - June 11, 2015.

There are other examples of her work in Paris.

Does this resemble the Stravinsky Fountain?

Niki de Saint-Phalle
Du 17 septembre 2014 au 2 février 2015
Galeries nationales du Grand Palais

75008, Paris

Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

A grandmother and

three grandchildren

At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit 

at Grand Palais, we happened upon this petite grandmother 

with her three grandchildren.  

We first encountered them outside the entrance 

patiently waiting for the doors to open.  

It was not a hurried run through the exhibit, 

but a lingering enjoyment over the sculptures and paintings.

Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit

17 September 2014 to 2 February 2015

Grand Palais - Galeries Nationales

75008, Paris