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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Internationally renowned artist, Louise Bourgeois (Paris 1911 - New York 2010) was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture (1983) and has received numerous international awards: 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 President of the United States (1997). She was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the French Legion of Honor Medal (2008). Her works have been exhibited all over the world. Her solo exhibitions in Italy have been hosted at the Venice Biennale where she represented the U.S. Pavilion (1993), Fondazione Prada (1997), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa (2000), Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte (2008), and Fondazione Vedova (2010). In 2017 the Voyages Without a Destination exhibition was held at the Studio Trisorio, and in the same year at the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, for the cycle Incontri Sensibili curated by Laura Trisorio and Sylvain Bellenger, Louise Bourgeois' Femme couteau (2002) was exhibited for the first time in Italy in juxtaposition with the Martyrdom of St. Agatha, a seventeenth-century work by Francesco Guarino. Currently, three major exhibitions are being held in Italy: in Rome at the Galleria Borghese and Villa Medici, in Florence at the Museo Novecento and the Museo degli Innocenti, and in Naples at Studio Trisorio with the Rare Language exhibition until 31 October.
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Artista di fama internazionale, Louise Bourgeois (Parigi 1911 - New York 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). Le sue opere 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). Nel 2017 presso lo Studio Trisorio è stata realizzata la mostra Voyages Without a Destination e nello stesso anno presso il Museo di Capodimonte, per il ciclo Incontri Sensibili a cura di Laura Trisorio e Sylvain Bellenger, è stata esposta per la prima volta in Italia l’opera di Louise Bourgeois Femme couteau (2002) in dialogo con il Martirio di Sant’Agata, opera seicentesca di Francesco Guarino. Attualmente è protagonista di tre importanti mostre in Italia: a Roma presso la Galleria Borghese e Villa Medici, a Firenze presso il Museo Novecento e il Museo degli Innocenti e a Napoli presso lo Studio Trisorio con la mostra Rare Language fino al 31 ottobre.
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