As any retrospective exhibit it is informative to see the connections between her earlier and later works and the circular themes we go through as artists. This exhibition is diverse in medium and covers a life-span of her works from drawings to sculptures.
This
signature work of a spider, an important element in her life, also
features the cell with remnants of tapestries and small, almost
unnoticeable objects like keys inside. This large speciment is reflected
on the wall with a smaller version.
This second spider seats high up on the wall of the atrium
and ignores us as we shot at it with our photo lenses
Around
the spider cell you will find the series of etchings from her later
years. The one on the left plays with the masculine/feminine as one and
yet still full of confrontational attitude.
There
are also artwork like this one that I would not have recognized to be
by Bourgeois. The colors are hers but the theme and the style seem to be
quite different.
From a series of unfinished work of etchings.
"Once a man was telling a story,
it was very good story too,
and it made him happy, but he
told is so fast, that nobody understood it."
"Once a man was telling a story,
it was very good story too,
and it made him happy, but he
told is so fast, that nobody understood it."
Additionally dont miss the opportunity to explore online the huge collection of prints she has donated to the museum