Louise Bourgeois
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (b. 1911-2010, France) was a French-American artist known for her bold, sculptural forms in both two and three dimensions. A prolific sculptor, printmaker, and painter, Bourgeois’s artistic practice was inspired by her own experiences and became her coping mechanism. The artist once declared that “art is a guarantee of sanity.”
Bourgeois is the recipient of many honors, including the 1983 Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, the 1991 Grand Prix National de Sculpture; the 1997 National Medal of Arts, the 2008 French Legion of Honor Medal, and the first lifetime achievement award from the International Sculpture Center in Washington D.C. The artist has been included in countless biennales and solo exhibitions, and her works are found in prestigious collections internationally, including the Tate (London), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Centre George Pompidou (Paris).
Related Works
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Much like Bourgeois’ surreal spider sculptures, artists Kiki Smith and Wangechi Mutu explore conceptions of the feminine through layered symbolism.
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Richard Serra, another artist known for his monumental metal sculptures, similarly creates abstract expressionist prints of architectural arches and other forms. View his work.
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Women in Print
29 Oct 2021 - 15 Jan 2022Women in Print is an annual ode to the women who have shaped the world of printmaking. Comprised of works on paper by iconic artists Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Lesley Dill, Mary Heilmann, Helen Frankenthaler and Danielle Orchard, Women in Print shines light on women’s oft-underrexamined roles in the historically male-dominant field of printmaking.Read more -
TEXTURES
A Textile-inspired Print Show 25 Jun - 2 Oct 2021Textiles are as complex as they are quotidian. We interface with fiber constantly (it’s enveloping you right now) but seldom investigate our longstanding bond with material. Within their threaded DNA,...Read more -
Folio
29 Nov 2019 - 14 Feb 2020Zane Bennett Contemporary announces its annual group exhibition , which features Zane Bennett Gallery staff favorites from the 2019 collection, including Judy Chicago's Birth Tear/Tear and Ghada Amer and Reza...Read more
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Diana Widmaier Picasso’s Jewelry Company Menē Launches a Louise Bourgeois Collection
Barron's December 12, 2019“We looked to the archives to see what was feasible and decided on these three sculptures, because they are really jewelry sculptures: The Spider, Arch...Read more -
Diana W. Picasso taps the Zane Bennett Collection for her Holiday Wish List
Artsy December 4, 2019Artsy Editorial asked Diana W. Picasso, art historian, entrepreneur, and granddaughter of Pablo Picasso, to share the artists they’d love to collect this holiday season....Read more
