What is Louise Bourgeois best known for?

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Louise Bourgeois/Known for

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: [lwiz buʁʒwa] (listen); 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker.

Who is Louise Bourgeois father?

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Louise Bourgeois/Fathers

Why did Louise Bourgeois create Maman?

Maman was created By Louise as an ode to the loving but tumultuous relationship that the artist shared with her mother. Maman was created to express the complexity of the relationship that parents have with their children.

What happened Louise Bourgeois?

In 1993, Bourgeois, who became an American citizen in 1955, was chosen to represent the USA in the Venice Biennale. She died in 2010.

What did Louise Bourgeois do as an abstract artist?

As part of the American Abstract Artists Group, Bourgeois made the transition from wood and upright structures to marble, plaster, and bronze as she investigated concerns like fear, vulnerability, and loss of control. This transition was a turning point.

What did Louise Bourgeois mean by Femme Maison?

Femme Maison (1946–47) is a series of paintings in which Bourgeois explores the relationship of a woman and the home. In the works, women’s heads have been replaced with houses, isolating their bodies from the outside world and keeping their minds domestic.

When did Louise Bourgeois become an American citizen?

In 1951, her father died and she became an American citizen. In 1954, Bourgeois joined the American Abstract Artists Group, with several contemporaries, among them Barnett Newman and Ad Reinhardt. At this time she also befriended the artists Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock.

When did Louise Bourgeois donate her printed works?

Over the course of her life, Bourgeois created approximately 1,500 printed compositions. In 1990, Bourgeois decided to donate the complete archive of her printed work to The Museum of Modern Art. In 2013, The Museum launched the online catalogue raisonné, “Louise Bourgeois: The Complete Prints & Books.”.