The sedate interiors of Sotheby’s have come alive in a blaze of fun and colour with an invasion of the work of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phaille (1930-2002), called by one critic ‘one of the most significant female and feminist artists of the 20th century’. Humorous, irreverent, colourful, these works bring a breath of fresh air to Mayfair
Ian Caldwell
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
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