Louise Bourgeois

Sublimation

28 January - 12 March 2005

London

Louise Bourgeois is recognised as one of the most important and influential artists working today. Hauser & Wirth London are delighted to present Sublimation (2002), an extraordinary narrative work in mixed media, incorporating a series of the artist’s drawings and text. The pages are beautifully presented in frames, hung against the gallery’s panelled walls. The exhibition also includes two large, individual hanging sculptures, both Untitled (2004), and Be Calme (October 1st-31st) (2004), a new suite of drawings. For over seven decades, the creative process for Bourgeois has been fuelled by an introspective reality that is unique to the artist, often visualised through an exorcism of her childhood and a frank examination of female sexuality. A variety of forms between different genres, media and materials have determined the stylistic complexity of Bourgeois’ oeuvre, articulated by recurrent motifs and an intensely personal symbolism.

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About the Artist

Louise Bourgeois

Born in France in 1911, and working in America from 1938 until her death in 2010, Louise Bourgeois is recognized as one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th Century. For over seven decades, Bourgeois’s creative process was fueled by an introspective reality, often rooted in cathartic...

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