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Louise Bourgeois (1911-2017) was a highly influential American artist renowned for her large-scale sculptures and installations that frequently explored themes of childhood trauma, family relationships, and the subconscious through materials like bronze, fabric, and thread.
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When did Louise Bourgeois live?
Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911 and died in New York in 2010. She worked across sculpture, installation, drawing, printmaking, fabric, and thread for more than seven decades.
What does Maman represent?
Maman is Bourgeois' monumental spider sculpture, first made in 1999. The spider is commonly connected with her mother, who worked as a tapestry restorer, and with themes of protection, repair, and family memory.
What is The Destruction of the Father?
The Destruction of the Father is a 1974 installation that uses a theatrical, cave-like setting to evoke family conflict and childhood fear. It is one of Bourgeois' most important works about trauma and the subconscious.
What are Louise Bourgeois' Cells?
The Cells are enclosed installations that combine architectural fragments, furniture, mirrors, fabric, and sculptural objects. Bourgeois developed the series especially during the 1990s to explore memory, confinement, family, and psychological space.
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