{"product_id":"le-cyclop-a-monumental-folly-by-tinguely-saint-phalle-and-their-artist-friends-1969-2023-9783037646069","title":"Le Cyclop: A Monumental Folly by Tinguely, Saint Phalle, and Their Artist Friends: 1969-2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA total environment-cum-woodland utopia created by an all-star team of \"mad sculptors\" led by Jean Tinguely\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated by sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925-91) in collaboration with Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) and their artist friends Bernhard Luginbühl, Larry Rivers, Jesús Rafael Soto and Daniel Spoerri, among others, \u003ci\u003eLe Cyclop\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental sculptural work that dominates the forest of Milly-la-Forêt outside Paris. Elaborated upon for three decades, the collective project generated a total environment. Its exterior presents an immense head bedecked in sparkling mirrors, built almost entirely from found and industrial materials. Its interior houses a surprising universe punctuated with sound sculptures, a small automatic theater, machinery with scrap metal gears as well as homages to Duchamp, Klein and Schwitters.\u003cbr\u003eThis definitive publication tells in detail the story of \u003ci\u003eLe Cyclop\u003c\/i\u003e, gathering new essays by an array of international art historians and scholars, an extensive chronology as well as remarkable archival materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jrp Ringier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037646069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Aude Bodet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634856427701,"sku":"9783037646069","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d866996c-4295-4c19-b737-61c6f3049525.jpg?v=1756789228","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/le-cyclop-a-monumental-folly-by-tinguely-saint-phalle-and-their-artist-friends-1969-2023-9783037646069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}