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Explore the life and work of Louise Bourgeois, a French-American artist who created sculpture, installation, painting and printmaking. Learn about her themes, influences, childhood traumas and artistic style.
- French, American
- December 25, 1911
- Paris, France
- May 31, 2010
In 1982, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City featured the unknown artist Louise Bourgeois' work. She was 70 years old and a mixed media artist who worked on paper and with metal, marble and animal skeletal bones.
Learn about the life and art of Louise Bourgeois, a French-born American sculptor who explored themes of loneliness, jealousy, anger, and fear. See her works, exhibitions, audio, publications, and related terms at MoMA.
May 31, 2010 · Learn about Louise Bourgeois, a French-American sculptor who used art as a tool for processing her emotional trauma and exploring femininity. See her autobiographical works, such as Femme Maison, The Blind Leading the Blind, and Spider, and her influence on conceptual and installation art.
- French-American
- December 25, 1911
- Paris, France
- May 31, 2010
Explore the life and work of Louise Bourgeois, a 20th-century American-French artist known for her abstract sculptures, drawings and prints. Learn about her influences, style, and legacy through artnet's comprehensive resources.
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Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: [lwiz buʁʒwa] ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker.