Louise Bourgeois
Internationally renowned artist, Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911. Although she lived in New York City from 1938 until her death at the age of 98, much of her inspiration came from her early childhood in France and from her family relationships. Using the body as her primary form, she explored the full spectrum of human emotion. In her works, from drawings to large-scale installations, she addressed themes such as memory, sexuality, love and abandonment, shaping her fears to exorcise them.
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Trailer of the film Louise Bourgeois directed by Nina and Klaus Sohl (2007) and a video of the exhibition Louise Bourgeois, Voyages Without a Destination held at Studio Trisorio (2017)
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An internationally renowned artist, Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911.
Despite the fact that she lived in New York from 1938 to her death at 98 years of age, her inspiration was mostly drawn from her early childhood in France and family relations. Using the body as a primary form, she explored the entire range of human emotions. In her works, varying from drawings to large-scale installations, she dealt with themes such as memories, sexuality, love and abandonment thus giving form to her fears in order to exorcize them. The works of Louise Bourgeois have been exhibited the world over. In Italy, her works were shown in solo exhibits in the US pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1993), the Prada Foundation (1997), the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation (2000), the National Museum of Capodimonte (2008) and the Vedova Foundation (2010).
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was nominated Officer of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture (1983) and received numerous international recognition: the Grand Prix National de la Sculpture from the French government (1991), the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in Washington D.C. (1991) and the National Medal of Arts from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was nominated to the French Légion d’Honneur (2008).
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Artista di fama internazionale, Louise Bourgeois è nata a Parigi nel 1911.
Pur avendo vissuto a New York dal 1938 fino alla sua morte, all’età di 98 anni, gran parte della sua ispirazione è derivata dalla sua prima infanzia in Francia e dalle relazioni familiari. Usando il corpo come forma primaria ha esplorato la gamma completa delle emozioni umane. Nei suoi lavori, dai disegni alle installazioni di grandi dimensioni, ha affrontato temi come la memoria, la sessualità, l’amore e l’abbandono, dando forma alle sue paure per esorcizzarle. Le opere di Louise Bourgeois sono state esposte in ogni parte del mondo. In Italia sue mostre personali sono state ospitate presso la Biennale di Venezia dove ha rappresentato il Padiglione degli Stati Uniti (1993), la Fondazione Prada (1997), la Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa (2000), il Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte (2008), la Fondazione Vedova (2010).
È stata nominata Ufficiale dell’Ordine delle Arti e delle Lettere dal Ministro della cultura francese (1983) e ha ottenuto numerosi riconoscimenti internazionali: il Grand Prix National de la Sculpture dal governo francese (1991), il Lifetime Achievement Award dal Centro Internazionale di Scultura di Washington D.C (1991), la National Medal of Arts dal presidente degli Stati Uniti (1997). È stata eletta membro dell’Accademia Americana delle Arti e delle Scienze e ha ricevuto la medaglia della Legione d’Onore francese (2008).
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