Q Life Magazine Q Magazine (US) May 2016 | Page 38
| Issue 2
Louise Bourgeois’ large steel
spider, rising approximately
9 meters (nearly 30 feet)
in height, stands as an ode
to the artist’s mother, who
worked as a weaver
in France.
| Louise Bourgeois, Maman
Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois is a renowned French-American
artist and sculptor. Although abstract, her work is
autobiographical and expresses themes of betrayal,
anxiety, and loneliness. Maman is Bourgeois’ most
famous and iconic sculpture. The large steel spider, rising
approximately 9 meters (nearly 30 feet) in height, stands
as an ode to the artist’s mother, who worked as a weaver
in France. The sculpture enjoys worldwide popularity
and has been on exhibit in such cities as London, Paris,
Geneva, Buenos Aires, and St. Petersburg.
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