Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911. She died in New York City in 2010.

Art

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A stack of twenty-seven bronze blocks of different sizes rests above a thin stainless-steel platform. — Louise Bourgeois

Memling Dawn, 1951
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Balanced on a bronze pole and attached to a flat base is a thin vertical sculpture made of several wooden blocks of varying sizes that are stacked on top of one another. — Louise Bourgeois

Untitled, 1954
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Balanced on a bronze pole and attached to a flat base is a thin vertical sculpture made of several painted corks stacked on top of one another. — Louise Bourgeois

Untitled, 1954
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Balanced on a bronze pole and attached to a flat base is a thin vertical sculpture made of several wooden blocks of varying sizes that are stacked on top of one another. Each block is painted in multiple shades of brown. — Louise Bourgeois

Untitled, 1954 c.
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A triangular void is visible at the center of this organically shaped, metallic structure. — Louise Bourgeois

Etretat, 1960
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Vertical, beige forms of different sizes and shapes protrude from a square, wooden base. — Louise Bourgeois

The Goodies, 1961
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A bronze tower curves upward and rests on a white surface. — Louise Bourgeois

Labyrinthine Tower, 1962
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A white tower of concentric rings that diminish in size rests on a dark surface. — Louise Bourgeois

Lair, 1962
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A roughly spherical, white, plaster form with irregular gaps rests on a gray surface. — Louise Bourgeois

Lair, 1962
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A bronze structure of various thick coils merging into one another is placed on a black table. — Louise Bourgeois

Clutching, 1962
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A gray, round sculpture sits on a concrete floor in front of brick wall. — Louise Bourgeois

Inner Ear, 1962
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A teardrop-shaped structure with various holes hangs in front of a dark background. — Louise Bourgeois

Fée couturière, 1963
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A slightly porous mass is present in this black-and-white image. — Louise Bourgeois

Amoeba, 1963–65
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An irregular form is suspended from the ceiling. It has a thin cylindrical top with a thicker cylindrical middle, and round base. There are two openings in the middle and two cup-like protuberances near the base. — Louise Bourgeois

The Quartered One, 1964–65
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A rectangular silver form with various appendages rests on a white surface. — Louise Bourgeois

La Patte, 1965
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An irregular bronze form with several oddly shaped protuberances rests on a white surface. — Louise Bourgeois

The Open Hand (variant), 1966
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A lumpy bronze structure is covered with various bumps and holes. — Louise Bourgeois

End of Softness, 1967
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A cone-like, bronze shape is placed on its side with cylindrical forms of various sizes emerging from its flatter end. — Louise Bourgeois

Germinal, 1967
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This small bronze sculpture includes seven round masses of various sizes that are coming out of its base. — Louise Bourgeois

Unconscious Landscape, 1967–68
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A black structure that resembles an upside-down U-shape with a leather-like overlay is suspended from a wire. — Louise Bourgeois

Hanging Janus with Jacket, 1968
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A black structure that resembles an upside-down U-shape with a leather-like overlay is suspended from a wire. — Louise Bourgeois

Janus, 1968
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A black structure that resembles an upside-down U-shape with a leather-like overlay is suspended from a wire. — Louise Bourgeois

Janus in Leather Jacket, 1968
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A rectangular, black base is topped with bronze cylindrical forms and placed next to a nearly identical object. — Louise Bourgeois

The Fingers, 1968
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A dark sculpture with domed cylinders sprouting from its base on top of a solid slab of wood. — Louise Bourgeois

Colonnata, 1968
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This candelabra-like, bronze object includes two handhold-like protuberances on each side. — Louise Bourgeois

Three Roses, 1968
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A triangular white marble sculpture with irregular oval structures coming out of its base sits low to the ground. — Louise Bourgeois

Untitled, 1968–2002
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A brown mass with a bulbous top is placed on a cement floor. — Louise Bourgeois

Avenza, 1968–69
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An irregularly shaped, bronze sculpture with circular structures coming out of its base is placed on a cement floor. — Louise Bourgeois

Avenza Revisited II, 1968–69
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Two rectangular metal sheets lie flat across the tops of eight vertical metal poles. — Louise Bourgeois

Maisons Fragiles, 1978
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Large bronze spider sits on cement floor in front of two brick walls with windows. — Louise Bourgeois

Crouching Spider, 2003
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Exhibitions and Projects

A triangular white marble sculpture with irregular oval structures coming out of its base sits low to the ground. — Exhibition

Louise Bourgeois

Long-term view, Dia Beacon
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Watch & Listen

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Reichek-Bourgeois — Elaine Reichek on Louise Bourgeois
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Davey-Bourgeois — Moyra Davey on Louise Bourgeois
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Moyra Davey on Louise Bourgeois

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Patty Chang on Louise Bourgeois

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one-work-louise — One Work at Dia Beacon: Huma Bhabha on Louise Bourgeois’s Avenza Revisited II, 1968–69
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