中文简介：

很少有艺术家的生活能像妮基·桑法勒（Niki de Saint Phalle）的生活那样鼓舞人心。虽然她的职业生涯是从时装模特开始的，但童年创伤导致她精神崩溃后，她选择将绘画作为一种治疗方式。妮基完全是自学成才，她在余下的岁月里致力于以情感真实和女权主义观点为基础的艺术。

这本图画小说讲述了妮基不平凡的职业生涯，从她早期的“射击画”（用子弹射击颜料袋），到创作栩栩如生的“娜娜”舞者。本书还探讨了她与丈夫让·丁格利（Jean Tinguely）的紧密合作；她的绘画、素描、组合艺术、行为艺术和大型装置；她在电影、戏剧和建筑方面的工作，以及尼基如何处理社会和政治问题和机构，并揭示了为什么她的作品在今天依然雄辩有力。除了她色彩鲜艳的雕塑外，本书还讲述了一个为更公平的世界而奋斗的女性故事；一个刚毅的局外人，在当时以男性为主的艺术界为自己赢得了声誉；以及一个自学成才的人，成为了她那个时代最伟大的艺术家之一。

英文简介：

Few artists' lives are as inspiring as that of Niki de Saint Phalle. While she started her career as a fashion model, a subsequent breakdown led to her taking up painting as therapy. Entirely self-taught, Niki spent the rest of her years devoted to art that was based in emotional truth and a feminist point of view.

This graphic novel follows Niki's extraordinary career, from her early “shooting pictures,” in which she fired bullets at bags of paint, to the creation of the exuberantly formed life-sized dolls she called “Nanas,” which established her as an international success. The book also looks at her close collaborations with her husband and fellow artist Jean Tinquely; her painting, drawing, assemblage, performance art, and large-scale installations; and her work in film, theater, and architecture. The texts explore how Niki tackled social and political issues and institutions― and shows why her work remains as eloquent and powerful today as when it was first created. Looking beyond her brightly colored sculptures, this book tells the story of a woman who fought for a fairer world; a headstrong outsider, who made a name for herself in the male-dominated art world of the day; and an autodidact, who became one of the greatest artists of her time.