Properties7
TypeArtwork
AuthorNiki de Saint Phalle
MovementDada
WhereThe Museum of Modern Art
Year1961
Note createdFeb 12, 2026
Last updatedFeb 13, 2026

Shooting Painting American Embassy Paint, plaster, wood, plastic bags, shoe, twine, metal, and other objects on wood, 96 3/8 × 25 7/8 × 8 5/8” (244.8 × 65.7 × 21.9 cm). Created by de Saint Phalle shooting at the work with a rifle, causing concealed bags of paint to burst — a radical fusion of performance art and painting that channels violence into creation.