April 22 2005, Friday, 10am-5.30pm

ART GALLERY EXHIBITS 70+ GRAPHIC WORKS - WHICH INCLUDE THEMES OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, HOME, MOTHERHOOD, PSYCHOLOGY & RESPONSIBILITY - BY LOUISE BOURGEOIS, WHO BEGAN HER PRINTMAKING IN 1930s NEW YORK

Today is the last day to see, what, according to the press release we recently received from the Marlborough Graphics is, ‘the first exhibition, in London, entirely dedicated to the Graphic work of Louise Bourgeois. The exhibition will be displayed throughout the newly renovated Gallery and will comprise over 70 works selected from the last fifteen years, 1989-2005.’ The press release, in its second paragraph, then continues, ‘Louise Bourgeois began making prints on her arrival in New York, in 1938, following her marriage to the late art historian Robert Goldwater. She studied lithography under Will Barnet and she worked at Stanley Hayter’s workshop “Atelier 17” where she produced the seminal portfolio “He disappeared into complete silence.” The Prints she made in this early period between 1938-1949 were rarely editioned and it was not until the late Seventies and Eighties that her printmaking took on a new momentum and she has remained consistently active, to-date, producing a wide variety of prints and portfolios.’ In the third and final paragraph, the release goes on to discuss the works one will be able to see at the exhibition (which in fact we attended, near the end of last month).
 

Works, on view, include, ‘…the extremely rare portfolio “Anatomy”’ and, ‘the masterful series “11 Dr ypoints.” Also mentioned, are the themes around the works on show. ‘The prints’ state the release, ‘incorporate themes addressed in her sculpture, themes which have motivated Louise Bourgeois’s art for the past 50 years; family relationships and psychology, parental blame and responsibility, motherhood and sexuality, the home.’ So, go along and discover more about Bourgeois’ world of prints.
^MENU A: Free
B: 8, 9, 14, 19, 22 or 38
E: (see website)
F: 020 7629 6338
L: Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, 6 Albemarle Street, London, W1
N: 020 7629 5161
T: Green Park (Jubilee, Piccadilly & Victoria lines)
W: http://www.marlboroughfineart.com/
X: http://www.howtoenjoy.co.uk/interests/art.htm
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