Louise Bourgeois - The Woven Child

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fabric works from the last two decades in the career of legendary artist Louise Bourgeois. "I've always had a fascination with the needle," she said, "the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness." This body of work began when the artist started incorporating clothes from all stages of her life into her art, and later expanded to include a range of other textiles such as bedlinen, handkerchiefs, tapestry, and needlepoint. The fabric works mine the themes of identity and sexuality, trauma and memory, guilt and reparation, and serve as metaphors for emotional and psychological states. The catalog - which accompanies the exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London and the Gropius Bau, Berlin - features works from numerous series, including the monumental Cell installations, figurative sculptures, and abstract drawings.

ISBN:	9783775751490
Publisher:	Hatje Cantz Verlag
Imprint:	Hatje Cantz
Published date:	03 Mar 2022
DEWEY:	709.2
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	13679
Number of pages:	207
Weight:	1124g
Height:	242mm
Width:	279mm
Spine width:	21mm

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