The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. . . Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother.
Louise BourgeoisMy childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.
Louise BourgeoisIt is a great privilege to be able to work with, and I suppose work off, my feelings through sculpture.
Louise BourgeoisI was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood.
Louise Bourgeois