Louise Bourgeois wasn’t afraid of spiders—she turned them into highly sought after art. But the artist only began sculpting her most iconic forms after many decades. Today, they inhabit top museums ...
NEW YORK - One of the most iconic modern art sculptures of the 20th century sold at auction for a record $32.8 million. The May 19 sale of Louise Bourgeois’ "Spider" sculpture is the most expensive ...
Hiding amidst the collection of Chinese bronzeware is a small, pointy form entitled Tits. These forms could only be by one artist: Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010). Famous for her trademark giant ...
Entrance -- 2. Description Shipwrecked -- 3. Narrative and Its Discontents -- 4. Refocusing Attention -- 5. Cement of Cellular Stories -- 6. Tales of Mother Spider -- 7. Fragmented Bodies -- 8.
Like many of the greats of modern art, Louise Bourgeois’s practice is both very much of the 20th century and yet, somehow timeless. Much has been made of how Bourgeois, after emigrating to New York in ...
(CNN) - An ultra-creepy sculpture commanded a blood-sucking price at auction Thursday. A buyer paid $32.8 million for a 10-foot tall bronze spider. Crafted by Louise Bourgeois in 1996 and titled, ...