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Louise Bourgeois : the secret of the Cells / Rainer Crone, Petrus Graf Schaesberg.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Munich ; London : Prestel, c2011.Edition: Revised editionDescription: 184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783791345628
  • 3791345621
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Contents:
I. Concealed Zones of Introspection: Articulated Lair (1986) 1 -- II. the Life of an Artist -- III. Marble, Clay, and Wood: Images of Man -- IV. New Inquiries Into Traditional Theories of Representation -- V. Auguste Rodin: Spring's Awakening -- VI. Constantin Brancusi: the Spirit of Nature -- VII. Tracing the Secret of the Cells -- VIII. Sight and Insight: Cell 1(1991) -- IX. Encountering Cell (You Better Grow Up) (1993) -- X. Visions for a Non-Conceptualized Thinking in Images -- Catalogue of the Works: the Cells, 1986-1998 -- Index of the Cells -- Index of Other Illustrated Works -- Notes -- Exhibitions -- Selected bibliography
Summary: Since the 1930s Louise Bourgeois has worked with materials ranging from rubber and fabric to glass and cement, through which she has told the stories of her own life and the lives of others. This book traces her life from her Paris youth, through her experiences with the leading artists of the New York School, to her famed installations.

Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166), filmography and indexes.

I. Concealed Zones of Introspection: Articulated Lair (1986) 1 -- II. the Life of an Artist -- III. Marble, Clay, and Wood: Images of Man -- IV. New Inquiries Into Traditional Theories of Representation -- V. Auguste Rodin: Spring's Awakening -- VI. Constantin Brancusi: the Spirit of Nature -- VII. Tracing the Secret of the Cells -- VIII. Sight and Insight: Cell 1(1991) -- IX. Encountering Cell (You Better Grow Up) (1993) -- X. Visions for a Non-Conceptualized Thinking in Images -- Catalogue of the Works: the Cells, 1986-1998 -- Index of the Cells -- Index of Other Illustrated Works -- Notes -- Exhibitions -- Selected bibliography

Since the 1930s Louise Bourgeois has worked with materials ranging from rubber and fabric to glass and cement, through which she has told the stories of her own life and the lives of others. This book traces her life from her Paris youth, through her experiences with the leading artists of the New York School, to her famed installations.