Born in France in , and working in America from until her death in , Louise Bourgeois is recognized as one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th Century. Employing motifs, dramatic colors, dense skeins of thread, and vast variety of media, Bourgeois's distinctive symbolic code enmeshes the complexities of the human experience and individual introspection. Rather than pursuing formalist concerns for their own sake, Bourgeois endeavored to find the most appropriate means of expressing her ideas and emotions, combining a wide range of materialsβvariously, fabric, plaster, latex, marble and bronzeβwith an endless repertoire of found objects.
Although her oeuvre traverses the realms of painting, drawing, printmaking, and performance, Bourgeois remains best known for her work in sculpture. Major breakthroughs on the international scene followed with The Museum of Modern Art in New York's retrospective of her work; Bourgeois's participation in Documenta IX in ; and her representation of the United States at the 45th Venice Biennale in Installation view, Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.
Installation view, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. Long-term or Permanent Installations. Photo courtesy Mei Kawajiri Louise Bourgeois, Twosome, Louise Bourgeois. Selected Artworks. Load more. MAMAN Leaves 1 Leaves 3 Swaying Untitled c. Cell Choisy II Installation view, Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy Installation view, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France Untitled Spider Seven in Bed Madeleine Maison The Hidden Past The Good Mother Unconscious Landscape Les Fleurs Biography Print.
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