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Past
Exhibitions: 2006
Louise Bourgeois:
Femme
February 11 - April 23,
2006
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Topiary:
The Art of Improving Nature, 1998
Photo: Christopher Burke |
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The Contemporary Museum and the Walters Art Museum join
forces to bring the art of Louise Bourgeois—one
of today’s most important and influential female
artists—to Baltimore.
At the Contemporary Museum, the Louise Lounge features
Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature, a series
of nine copperplate etchings from Louise Bourgeois’
private collection, that have never been on view in
the United States. Images of trees transforming into
bodies, the portfolio draws parallels between missing
limbs and crutches, and the dismemberment and improvement
of the body. Topiary IV, a six foot sculpture
related to the portfolio of etchings, will also be on
display.
To gain greater insight into the mind, life, and work
of Louise Bourgeois, visitors to the Contemporary Museum
will view Bridget Cornand’s acclaimed 2003 documentary
C’est le murmure de l ’eau qui chante.
The film tracks a Bourgeois work from the original
drawing to the final sculpture, and depicts the artist’s
studio, apartment, assistants, family and friends in
an intimate portrait of this influential artist’s
life.
A resource library containing books, articles, and
short video will also be available for visitors to explore
Bourgeois, her artistic process, and her work.
Louise Bourgeois: Femme was conceived by the
Contemporary Museum and is a collaboration with the Walters
Art Museum. It is sponsored by: Stanley
Mazaroff, The Wieler Family Foundation and Goya Contemporary
& Goya-Girl Press. Contributing Sponsors are: Sandra
D. Hess, Ziger/Snead Architects and Charles Brickbauer,
Clair Zamoiski Segal and Thomas H. Segal, Sherry and Stuart
Christhilf, Erin and Rheda Becker and Connie Caplan. Additional
Support has been provided by: Mrs. Bodil Ottesen, The
Cordish Family Fund, Laura L. Freedlander and Gwen Davidson.
Exhibition Curator: Thom Collins |
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