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Writing Art Ser.: Destruction of the Father / Reconstruction of the Father : Writings and Interviews, 1923-1997 by Louise Bourgeois (1998, Trade Paperback)
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edited by Marie-Laure Bernadac and Hans-Ulrich Obrist"Everyday you have to abandon your past or accept it and then if youcannot accept it, you become a sculptor."Since the age of twelve, the internationally renowned sculptor LouiseBourgeois has been writing and drawing;first a diary preciselyrecounting the everyday events of her family life, then notes andreflections. Destruction of the Father;the title comes fromthe name of a sculpture she did following the death of her husband in1973;contains both formal texts and what the artist calls"pen-thoughts": drawing-texts often connected to her drawings andsculptures, with stories or poems inscribed alongside the images.Writing is a means of expression that has gained increasing importancefor Bourgeois, particularly during periods of insomnia. The writing iscompulsive, but it can also be perfectly controlled, informed by herintellectual background, knowledge of art history, and sense ofliterary form (she has frequently published articles on artists, exhibitions, and art events). Bourgeois, a private woman "withoutsecrets," has given numerous interviews to journalists, artists, andwriters, expressing her views on her oeuvre, revealing its hiddenmeanings, and relating the connection of certain works to the traumasof her childhood. This book collects both her writings and her spokenremarks on art, confirming the deep links between her work and herbiography and offering new insights into her creative process.Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262522462
ISBN-139780262522465
eBay Product ID (ePID)553972
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicIndividual Artists / General, Art
AuthorLouise Bourgeois
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length8.1in
Item Height1.1in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Width6.1in
Additional Product Features
Book TitleDestruction of the Father / Reconstruction of the Father : Writings and Interviews, 1923-1997
Lccn97-043132
Age Range18
Dewey Decimal730/.92 B
Lc Classification NumberNb237.B65a2 1998
Publication Year1998
SeriesWriting Art Ser.
Dewey Edition21
FormatTrade Paperback
Grade fromCollege Graduate Student
Target AudienceTrade
Number of Pages384 Pages
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