For Mother
At first glance it may seem that by entitling this piece Maman (Mother in French) that Louise Bourgeois was not fond of her mother, but that is not the case. The spider she created is protecting her sack of eggs and Bourgeois saw her as a nurturing yet formidable figure, just like her own mother.
posted by Martha at 10:40 PM
2 Comments:
What a great concept. It makes us feel a little different about spiders. Although I don't know that I want the sculpture in my garden ;-)
I remember seeing one of her sculptures in Downtown Cleveland at the Huron/Euclid intersection many years ago, and then again at the Tate in London in '07. Truly amazing work from an iconic woman.
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