![Shooting Painting American Embassy](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjQ0OTI4NiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA5MCAtcmVzaXplIDIwMDB4MTQ0MFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=f59cc78fad9e1e98) 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 [[Niki de Saint Phalle|de Saint Phalle]] shooting at the work with a rifle, causing concealed bags of paint to burst — a radical fusion of [[Performance Art|performance art]] and painting that channels violence into creation.