Arbre Serpents

Created in 1988,^[2][3] the sculpture consists of brightly colored serpents intertwined around a central trunk-like form. It was created from stained glass and mirrors.^[4]

Created in 1999, it showed at the Missouri Botanical Garden.^[5] It is part of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, New York Avenue Sculpture Project.^[6]

In 1987, Niki de Saint Phalle created a mosaic fountain version of the work, titled Arbre de Vie – Fontaine (Tree of Life, Fountain of Serpents).^[7] The piece was later displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris during an exhibition that opened on Thursday, February 26, 2015.^[8]

Following its presentation in Paris, the exhibition traveled to the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, where it was shown from February 27 to June 11, 2015.^[9] Other examples of Saint Phalle’s public artworks can be found throughout Paris. Such as, Arbre de Vie – Fontaine and the artist’s earlier collaboration on the Stravinsky Fountain near the Centre Pompidou.

In May 2015, the sculpture was installed outdoors at Waterfront Park.^[10] In a public exhibition in downtown San Diego, on loan from the Niki Charitable Art Foundation for a period of up to twelve years. At this location, three other Saint Phalle sculptures can also be found: Large Seal (Element of Seals), #19 Baseball Player, and Cat, which is also a play structure.^[11]

• Jacqueline Trescott (2010). "National Museum of Women in the Arts to turn D.C. corridor into sculpture alley". Style. The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 Feb 2011.
• Blake Gopnik (2010). "Sculptures add color to New York Avenue, but are they art?". Style. The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 Feb 2011.

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  Colorful art statues, New York Ave., NW, in downtown Washington, D.C

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
• Queen Califia's Magical Circle – Sculpture garden in California, U.S.