Louise Bourgeois

Sculpting the Self from Memory and Acceptance

Louise Bourgeois frames life as a repeated confrontation with memory rather than a single moment of resolution. Each day, she suggests, we must either let the past fall away or consciously make peace with it.

Art That Reveals the Viewer Within

At first glance, Louise Bourgeois rejects the idea that art should function as a clear signature of its maker. When she says, “If you find me in my work, I haven't done my job,” she turns attention away from autobiograph...