Tuesday 3 January 2012

Louise Bourgeois "Maman" Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain

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  1. In the late 1990s, Bourgeois began using the spider as a central image in her art. Maman, which stands more than nine metres high, is a steel and marble sculpture from which an edition of six bronzes were subsequently cast. It first made an appearance as part of Bourgeois’ commission for The Unilever Series for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2000. It is the largest Spider sculpture ever made by Bourgeois.[21]

    The sculpture alludes to the strength of her mother, with metaphors of spinning, weaving, nurture and protection

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  2. love me some Louise - we have a big spider like this one here in City Park.

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  3. Permanent

    In addition to the stainless steel version owned by the Tate Modern, London,[6] there are several bronze casts, located at:

    Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
    Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
    Mori Art Museum, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
    Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea
    Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar
    Pappajohn Sculpture Park, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

    Spider (1997) measures at 94 x 94 x 84 inches. The bronze cast was one of 16 sculptures initially donated to the Des Moines Art Center by John and Mary Pappajohn.[7] The Pappajohn Sculpture Park, a 4.4-acre site completed in September 2009, now contains 24 sculptures worth around $40 million.[8]

    Temporary

    Bronze statues of Maman have also been temporarily placed in:

    City Hall, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2001
    Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003
    Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France, 2008
    Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, 2008
    Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 27 March 2007 - 2 March 2008
    Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, 18 October 2008 - 25 January 2009
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., USA, 2009
    Fundación Proa, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2011[9]
    Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2011
    Bundesplatz, Bern, Switzerland, 24 May 2011 - 7 June 2011
    Bürkliplatz, Zürich, Switzerland, 10 June 2011 - 2 August 2011
    Place Neuve, Geneva, Switzerland, 3 August 2011 - 28 August 2011
    Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, 3 September 2011 - 8 January 2012

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  4. The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. My family was in the business of tapestry restoration, and my mother was in charge of the workshop. Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother.

    — Louise Bourgeois

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