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Louise Bourgeois : I have been to hell and back / edited by Iris Müller-Westermann

Author:
Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010
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Works. Selections
Additional Titles:
I have been to hell and back
Published:
Ostfildern, Germany : Hatje Cantz Verlag, [2015]
Copyright Date:
©2015
Physical Description:
285 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators:
Müller-Westermann, Iris, Moderna museet (Stockholm, Sweden), and Museo Picasso Málaga

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Contents:
Foreword / Daniel Birnbaum, Ann-Sofi Noring, José Lebrero Stals -- I Have Been to Hell and Back / Iris Müller-Westermann -- Louise Bourgeois: Woman of Her Words / Léa Vuong -- Photo Album -- In Conversation with Christiane Meyer-Thoss -- Letters -- Biography -- Further Reading -- List of Works.
Summary:
"Dauntless, psychological, feminist -- the substantial oeuvre of Louise Bourgeois. Those who have stood under one of her Mamans, sculptures of spiders that symbolize maternal protection, understand the singularity of Louise Bourgeois's artistic approach. In terms of style, her pioneering body of work is complex, and she uses a wide variety of materials -- drawings, etchings, installations, works made of fabric, sculptures out of wood, marble, bronze, latex, plaster, hemp -- to deal with universal questions. The extensive monograph provides an overview of the overall artistic development of Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) and presents a large number of works, including some that have never before been published. The volume is grouped into themes that characterize her oeuvre, including memory, trauma, relationships, sexuality, fear, as well as the difficulty involved with being an artist and mother at the same time. Personal photographs furthermore document the artist's childhood and family life; several letters and documents are being made accessible for the first time."--Publisher's website.
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ISBN:
9783775739702 (paperback ; Trade edition)
377573970X (paperback ; Trade edition)
Note:
Catalog of the exhibition held at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, February 14-May 17, 2015 and at the Museo Picasso Málaga, Málaga, June 15- September 27, 2015.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
View MARC record | catkey: 15413027