The exhibition was funded in part by The County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program.
A continuing exhibition of Mingei International Museum’s collection of objects by renowned French–American artist Niki de Saint Phalle. The “magic reality” of Saint Phalle’s sculpture relates to the visual vitality and affirmation of spirit found in Outsider Art. Throughout her work, no matter how extreme the image, there is an underlying innocence that has the power to gladden the heart and enchant the eye. Floating above the Museum’s two-story Grand Plaza Gallery is one of her exuberant _Nanas — The Angel of Temperance,_ who keeps the world in balance by pouring the elixir of life from the bowl in her left hand to the bowl in her right hand and back again.