Louise Bourgeois was born in France in 1911 and died in the USA in 2010. She grew up in a family working in the trade of repairing old hand-woven tapestries. For "Quilting", she used her own cast-off clothing, thereby preserving them for posterity. We see a truncated body, a woman’s torso without arms or legs. The fabric Louise Bourgeois used has a colour resembling pink skin. The stitches are visible, an integral part of the work. When she made this sculpture, she was nearly 90. It conveys a sense of frailty and humanity. Louise Bourgeois worked intensely in her final 30 years, using many different materials, including textiles, marble, wood and bronze.

Signatures, inscriptions and marks Osignerad Selected exhibition history Louise Bourgeois: I Have Been to Hell and Back (den 14 februari 2015 - den 17 maj 2015) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Blue is the Colour of your Eyes (den 2 februari 2019 - den 26 januari 2020) Moderna Museet Malmö Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Alternativ sekretess (den 23 oktober 2021 - den 11 september 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Louise Bourgeois : I Have Been to Hell and Back : [Moderna Museet 14/2-17/5 2015]Alternativ sekretess [Moderna Museet 23/10 2021 - 20/2 2022]Louise Bourgeois : I Have Been to Hell and Back : [Moderna Museet 14/2-17/5 2015]

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