We are not able to smell Niki de Saint Phalle's perfume today any more than we were able to smell Anya Gallacio's roses yesterday, but the vibrancy of her invitation card does excite the senses. There is something particularly sensuous about this particular blue which I also associate with the work of Yves Klein and Anish Kapoor. Saint Phalle uses sensuous colours and shapes which communicate a strong sense of 'joie de vivre' but notice the snake and the black scorpion on this card. Saint Phalle is interested in the tarot and used the profits that she made from her perfume to finance a Tarot Garden. She also made theatrical stage sets and Pontus Hulten, the author of a book about her work, thinks that opera sadly missed out on the opportunity to have some fabulous sets and costumes designed by her.