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| birth_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], [[Hauts-de-Seine]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|05|21|1930|10|29}}
| death_place = [[La Jolla, California]], U.S.US
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She also designed and built for the [[Port of San Diego]] a {{convert|12|m|adj=on}} tall, 10-ton sculpture, ''Coming Together''. The largest of her ''Skinnies'' series, the artwork consists of a colorful half female and a black-and-white half male face joined together, covered with mosaic and stones.<ref name="Mobio"/> The dedication ceremony was delayed to 25 October 2001 because of the [[September 11 attacks]] the previous month; the artist was unable to attend because of her deteriorating health.<ref name="Together-NCAF"/> The artwork signified her interpretation of [[yin and yang]], sickness and health, and the integration of dual aspects into a unified whole.<ref name="Together-NCAF"/>
 
Saint Phalle endured [[intensive care]] hospitalization for six months<ref name="Robb" /> before dying of respiratory failure (caused by emphysema) at [[Scripps Health|Scripps Memorial Hospital]] in La Jolla, on 21 May 2002.<ref name="Muchnic" /><ref name=Johnson /> She was attended by her first husband Harry Mathews, and their children.<ref name="Weidemann" />{{rp|79}}<ref name="Levy" />
 
Up until the end, she continued to design further developments for her ''Tarot Garden'' in Italy, including a [[maze]], for which land was cleared, and metal rods were installed.<ref name="TTG" /> Upon her death, all new developments in her garden were halted, as she had previously specified.<ref name="TTG" /><ref name="TarotNew-NCAF" /> Since then, some modest changes have been implemented, mostly to accommodate an increasing number of visitors.<ref name="TarotNew-NCAF"/> A garden cafe designed by Mario Botta has also been constructed.<ref name="TarotNew-NCAF" /> One salient exception is the Tarot figure of ''Le Fou'' ("The Fool"), which Saint Phalle relocated within the ''Tarot Garden'' at least twice during her life.<ref name="Pesapane"/>{{rp|54}} This symbolic migrational tradition is expected to be continued from time to time.<ref name="TarotNew-NCAF"/>
 
Posthumously, the ''Grotto'' (2001–2003) was completed according to detailed instructions left by Saint Phalle. The permanent installation, in the ''Grosser Garten'', [[Herrenhausen Gardens]], Hannover, consisted of three rooms which were decorated on every surface with mirrors, glass, ceramics, and colored stones.<ref name="Herrenhausen">{{cite web|title=The Grotto by Niki de Saint Phalle {{!}} Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen {{!}} Tourist Highlights {{!}} Places of Interest & City Tours {{!}} Tourism & Culture {{!}} Welcome to Hannover {{!}} Home – hannover.de|url=http://www.hannover.de/en/Tourism-Culture/Places-of-Interest-City-Tours/Tourist-Highlights/Royal-Gardens-of-Herrenhausen/The-Grotto-by-Niki-de-Saint-Phalle|website=www.hannover.de|access-date=2017-05-02|language=en}}</ref>
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* ''{{Interlanguage link|Niki de Saint Phalle: Wer ist das Monster – Du oder ich?|de}}'' ("Who is the Monster, You or I?", 1995), biographical documentary (in German) by [[Peter Schamoni]] in collaboration with Saint Phalle
* ''Niki de Saint Phalle: Introspections and Reflections'' (2003), posthumous documentary by André Blas
* ''Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely: [[Bonnie and Clyde]] of the arts'' (2012), posthumous documentary by [[Louise Faure]] and [[Anne Julien]]<ref name="PubAwards-NCAF" />
* ''Niki de Saint Phalle, un rêve d’architecte'' (''Niki de Saint Phalle: An architect’s dream'', 2014), posthumous documentary by Louise Faure and Anne Julien<ref name="PubAwards-NCAF" />
* ''Niki'', upcoming biopic on de Saint Phalle's life, directed by Céline Sallette and; [[Charlotte Le Bon]] will playedplay title role <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/niki-artist-niki-de-saint-phalle-international-sales-1235912074/|title=‘Niki’ About French-American Artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, Sells to Major Territories (EXCLUSIVE)|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
 
A comprehensive listing is at the Niki Charitable Art Foundation website.<ref name="AV-NCAF">{{cite web |title=Videos and Films in the Niki Charitable Art Foundation Archives |url=https://nikidesaintphalle.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NCAF-Audio-Visual-Library.pdf |website=Niki de Saint Phalle|publisher=Niki Charitable Art Foundation (NCAF)|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref>
 
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