big nana in motion
This magnificant sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle has been in the lobby of Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum for decades. This was my most frequently visited museum as a child. and i loved this sculpture. loved it. still do. not until today (suddenly missed it) did i realize that it is named Nana Baloon (and i for one really believe that it will carry her). in my family we always called it den store nana i bevægelse which is danish for big nana in motion.
if noochi had a lobby mascot, this would be in it.
there are more nanas by niki de saint phalle. despite the lack of accumulated emotional attachment, the ones below, located in hannover, also somehow speak to me.
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October 1st, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Wauw - I love that you have posted this sculpture. My mum used to take me to this museum as well when I was a child, and she bought me a big poster of nana to hang in my playroom. I believe I have learned to appreciate nana a lot more growing up… I remember trying desperately to figure out how to convince my mother that poster of john Travolta in tight black jeans would look better accompaning piles of lego and barbies.
Although I am happy - and a bit nostalgic - to see nana again, I also feel a bit nostalgic thinking of the days when a picture of a man in a tight outfit and a tacky pose was enough to make you happy…(!)
Great blog - get on with noochi!
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:09 am
john t is not exactly just any guy in tight jeans…. I bet he can still make you happy…?
i would still consider him heavy competition to any nana
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:05 am
it’s gone now, the sculpture. I visited the museum a few weeks a go and actually contacted the director regarding Big Nana, and she promised me that she will be back in the lobby within a few years …
but right now there’s actually another good reason for visiting this museum - the match race exhibition with 70 young artists
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
and signe even wrote a piece on the match race recently. What a fantastic coincidence that you were asking for her and that i write about her….