Located: Temperate House (n22) - Download map
Date completed: 1984 — 1997
Origin: France
Medium: Bronze and paint
Height: 6.8 ft.
Weight: 408 lbs.

Additional Information

Many pieces in our exhibit are accompanied by an audio tour and downloadable podcast. Links to the audio files are provided below, as well as a transcript of the recording.

What are “The Skinnies”? (mp3)
Phone: (314) 558-4357 - 20#

Air became part of Niki's artistic palette with her see-through The Skinnies, made of bronze and polyurethane paint. Niki saw New Man is Coming and Femme Bleu as air sculptures that breathe and invite you to look right through them. She linked their breathing and skeletal look with the experiences of her own ailing body.

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