{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"The Tarot Garden: Niki de Saint Phalle - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l42ooLWW3K\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-tarot-garden-niki-de-saint-phalle\/\">The Tarot Garden: Niki de Saint Phalle<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-tarot-garden-niki-de-saint-phalle\/embed\/#?secret=l42ooLWW3K\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Tarot Garden: Niki de Saint Phalle&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"l42ooLWW3K\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"An unprecedented look into the making of Niki de Saint Phalle&rsquo;s monumental masterpiece, the Tarot Garden. Text in English, Italian and French.Foreword - \"Le fiabe sono vere\" (&ldquo;Fairy tales are true&rdquo;) 1. The Tarot Garden, or How the Princess Defeated the Demons: An Initiatory Journey 2. A Nana in Power: Niki de Saint Phalle Before the Tarot Garden (1958&ndash;1979) Chapter 1 : The Genesis of the Idea: From Childhood to 1979 - Make Believe: The Enchantment of North American Fiction, from Disneyland to Hollywood (8,400 characters) - The Birth of an Idea: The Visit to Park G&uuml;ell in Barcelona in 1955 and Visionary Architectures - The Echo of the Middle Ages: The Tarot Garden as a Modern Cathedral for All Religions - A Thematic Garden: Influences from Other Gardens Around the World - An Esoteric Garden: The Tarot - A Feminist Garden: Monumental Ambition Chapter 2 : &ldquo;I Wanted a Larger Kingdom&rdquo;: The First Phase of the Construction of the Tarot Garden (1980&ndash;1985) - The Maremma and the Love for Italy - 1980&ndash;1984: The First Group of Major Arcana Sculptures in Cement &mdash; Stages of Construction - &ldquo;The Family&rdquo; Expands: Works by Artist Friends - Materials and Techniques: Mosaic as a Reconstruction of the Self - Restoration and Conservation of the Sculptures: Monumentality Tested by Time - The Spirit of an Entrepreneur: Self-Financing the Garden and the Anti-Hierarchy of the Arts Chapter 3 (20,000 characters) : The Rebirth of the Phoenix: The Second Phase of Construction (1985&ndash;1994) - Resin Works - Niki de Saint Phalle as Site Director: Responding to the Practical Needs of the Garden - Obstacles Along the Way: Public Suspicion and Curiosity, Issues with Italian Law, and the Disbelief That a Woman Alone - Could Achieve Such a Large-Scale Project - Trials: Illness, the Death of Jean Tinguely, Obsessions, Isolation - Social Commitments - The Move to San Diego in 1994 and the Establishment of Remote Work Chapter 4 (20,000 characters) : Working for Eternity (1995&ndash;2002) - Collaborations with Mario Botta - The Tarot Garden Foundation (1987): Status, Missions, and the Opening of the Garden to the Public (1988): Reception and Public Response - Protecting the Garden: Anticipating Challenges and Solutions Implemented During Her Lifetime (Merchandising) - Unfinished Ideas - Death of the Artist - Future Challenges (Intro Bloum\/Foundation) Bibliography and Captions Appendix: Letters, texts, sketches, unpublished photographs"}