Niki de Saint Phalle and the Art of Tarot

Tarot Garden, a central focus of the MoMA PS1 exhibition Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life, was the artist’s life project, constructed from 1979 until her death in 2002. A massive sculptural installation, park, and garden located in Tuscany, the garden manifests Saint Phalle’s deep-seated interest in tarot as a philosophical tool for navigating life’s twists and turns. This conversation with Susan L. Aberth, a leading scholar of occult art and surrealism, and Rachel Pollack, a writer and tarot practitioner who advised Saint Phalle on Tarot Garden, explores Saint Phalle’s work with tarot as an organizing principle for her monumental project, as well as the larger history of tarot and its intersection with art.

This program is presented in conjunction with Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life.