Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?
Hovering, nine metres above me on wiry legs of steely elegance Maman, 1999, Louise Bourgeois’ celebrated spider sculpture, a metaphor for her mother, greets me as I arrive at the AGNSW forecourt. Momentarily, Maman pulls me into a play of scale, a frequent tactic in Bourgeois’ work. I become aware of my size in comparison […]
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LOUISE BOURGEOIS 1911-2010
LOUISE BOURGEOIS, famed French-born American sculptor, has passed away in New York aged 98.
