Niki de Saint-Phalle and Jean Tinguely

A stone's throw from the Pompidou Centre, above the IRCAM stage, sixteen sculptures parade in the Igor Stravinsky fountain, a tribute to the musical works of the Russian composer. The squeaky, black machines were made by Jean Tinguely; the colourful, round sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle. Throughout the book, these merry, zany creatures, spitting water at passers-by, dance before our eyes in a sparkling ballet of water and light Pop-up pages show them in motion: the Elephant swings his trunk up and down, the Corkscrew-Serpent unfurls in a many-coloured spiral, the red Heart of love spins on itself, and the Firebird spreads its wings...