© Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe
12 July 2025 — 31 May 2026
On NowThree towering figures of modern art in one free show — Bourgeois's Spider, Chadwick's light boxes and Mapplethorpe's self-portraits explore identity and inner life.
From Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Discover three of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art at Modern One with a series of free ARTIST ROOMS displays. Experience impactful new displays by Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, and Robert Mapplethorpe, each offering distinctive and diverse approaches to the ideas of self-expression, identity, and the complexity of our inner life. Visitors will encounter Louise Bourgeois's three-metre-high Spider, innovative light boxes and a playful sculptural installation by Helen Chadwick,...
Read more at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art →About the Artists
Oliver Mark, 1996
Louise Bourgeois
French, American · 1911–2010
Sculpture, Drawing & Works on Paper, Textiles
Working across seven decades, Bourgeois made sculpture that channelled childhood trauma, sexuality, and the body into towering spiders, cell-like environments, and fabric forms of raw psychological force.
Robert Mapplethorpe
American · 1946–1989
Photography
Mapplethorpe brought the precision of classical sculpture to photographs of the nude body, still life flowers, and celebrity portraiture — testing the boundaries of beauty, race, and sexuality.
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© Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe
12 July 2025 — 31 May 2026
On NowThree towering figures of modern art in one free show — Bourgeois's Spider, Chadwick's light boxes and Mapplethorpe's self-portraits explore identity and inner life.
From Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Discover three of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art at Modern One with a series of free ARTIST ROOMS displays. Experience impactful new displays by Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, and Robert Mapplethorpe, each offering distinctive and diverse approaches to the ideas of self-expression, identity, and the complexity of our inner life. Visitors will encounter Louise Bourgeois's three-metre-high Spider, innovative light boxes and a playful sculptural installation by Helen Chadwick,...
Read more at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art →About the Artists
Oliver Mark, 1996
Louise Bourgeois
French, American · 1911–2010
Sculpture, Drawing & Works on Paper, Textiles
Working across seven decades, Bourgeois made sculpture that channelled childhood trauma, sexuality, and the body into towering spiders, cell-like environments, and fabric forms of raw psychological force.
Robert Mapplethorpe
American · 1946–1989
Photography
Mapplethorpe brought the precision of classical sculpture to photographs of the nude body, still life flowers, and celebrity portraiture — testing the boundaries of beauty, race, and sexuality.
Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Edinburgh·View on artmap
Sunday10am–5pm
Monday10am–5pm
Tuesday10am–5pm
Wednesday10am–5pm
Thursday10am–5pm
Friday ·10am–5pm
Saturday10am–5pm