LOUISE BOURGEOIS/ THE SPIDER AND THE TAPESTRIES

Edited by Hauser y Wirth, Texts by Louise BourgeoisLouise Bourgeoiss tapestry and needlepoint work deals with reparation in both a literal and metaphorical sense. In many of the works, fragmented tapestries are pieced together and repaired to create new sculptura l forms. The recurring practices of weaving, stitching and mending express Bourgeoiss identification with her childhood and the fam ily business of tapestry restoration. Coupled with the medium of tapestry, Bourgeoiss recurring motif of the spider symbolizes her mother, a wea...[Read more]