Private Tour: ‘Louise Bourgeois. Drawing Intimacy 1939 – 2010’

To celebrate ‘Louise Bourgeois. Drawing Intimacy 1939 – 2010’, join us for a private, after-hours walkthrough of the exhibition with writer Claire-Louise Bennett and journalist Charlie Porter.

The guided tour will provide a unique opportunity to explore key themes within the presentation, as well as discuss Bourgeois’s prolific career spanning multiple mediums over several decades.

Tickets are free, however we encourage attendees to donate to our 2022 – 2023 charity partners: Art Bank in Shepton Mallet, BruBowl in Bruton and The Growing Space in Wincanton. We recommend booking your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

About the exhibition 
‘Louise Bourgeois. Drawing Intimacy 1939 – 2010’ is an extraordinary grouping of works from the artist’s private collection. The paintings, sculpture and works on paper, many of which are exhibited publicly for the first time, reflect Bourgeois’s multiplicity of mind and material. The exhibition is on view at Hauser & Wirth Somerset until Monday 2 January 2023.

About Charlie Porter
Charlie Porter is an arts and fashion writer and editor. He has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time. He has written for publications including The Guardian, Financial Times, GQ, Esquire, i-D, The Times and Fantastic Man. His debut book, What Artists Wear, was published in 2021 and was named a Book of the Year by the Financial Times.

About Claire-Louise Bennett
Claire-Louise Bennett grew up in Wiltshire and studied literature and drama at the University of Roehampton, before moving to Ireland where she worked in and studied theatre for several years. Her fiction and essays have appeared in a number of publications including The White Review, The Stinging Fly, gorse, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Italia, Music & Literature and The New York Times Magazine. She also writes about art and is a frequent contributor to Frieze. In addition, she has written for Tate and Artforum, as well as a number of international exhibition catalogues. In 2016, her debut novel Pond was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.

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Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.