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Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Louise Bourgeois "Maman" Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain
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
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
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.
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]
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture alludes to the strength of her mother, with metaphors of spinning, weaving, nurture and protection
love me some Louise - we have a big spider like this one here in City Park.
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ReplyDeleteIn 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
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.
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