Ending SoonARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe
Until May 31
Bourgeois's giant Spider, Chadwick's light boxes and Mapplethorpe's self-portraits — three icons of modern art
Oliver Mark, 1996
Louise Bourgeois
American, French · 1911–2010
Contemporary ArtSurrealism
French-American sculptor whose practice spanned nearly seven decades, drawing on childhood trauma, the body, and sexuality with extraordinary psychological directness. Known above all for her towering spider sculptures titled Maman, Bourgeois also made the Cells, enclosed room-like installations exploring memory and fear, becoming one of the most significant artists of the 20th century.