Bourgeois, Louise: The Spider and the Tapestries
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
3775739971
ISBN 13
9783775739979
Category
Solo Exhibition
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Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Pages
92
Description
Louise Bourgeois' tapestry and needlepoint work deals with reparation in both a literal and metaphorical sense. In many of the works, fragmented tapestries are pieced together and repaired to create new sculptural forms. The recurring practices of weaving, stitching and mending express Bourgeois' identification with her childhood and the family business of tapestry restoration. Coupled with the medium of tapestry, Bourgeois' recurring motif of the spider symbolizes her mother, a weaver, and fully explores the complex relationship between mother and child. This publication includes archival photographs and facsimile documents from the Bourgeois family archive, as well as excerpts from the artist's psychoanalytical writings. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
