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Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois

By (author) Marie-Laure Bernadac, Translated by Lauren Elkin

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The first major biography on artist Louise Bourgeois brings the life and work of an iconic twentieth-century artist into sharp focus Â Louise Bourgeois (1911â€“2010) was one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. She is known for a body of work that spans sculpture, painting, and printmaking but eludes any aesthetic classification. Her life and art were so intertwined that it is often difficult to tell them apart. In her own words: â€œSculpture is the body. My body is the sculpture.â€ Â Marie-Laure Bernadacâ€™s biography of Bourgeois traces the career of a great artist, her training, and her influences, as it tells the story of an exceptional womanâ€™s life. Featuring personal photographs as well as reproductions of her work, this landmark publication is the first major biography to draw on the artistâ€™s unpublished personal archives, including diaries, correspondence, and psychoanalytic writings, as well as the many interviews she gave and the reminiscences of those who knew her. Bernadac elucidates Bourgeoisâ€™s friendships and rivalries with other major figures, including sculptor Louise Nevelson and Museum of Modern Art director Alfred H. Barr Jr. She also draws on Bourgeoisâ€™s well-known fascination with psychoanalysis to explore the deeply autobiographical nature of her artwork. This erudite and keenly insightful biography pays tribute to the talent of the artist and the complexity of the person.

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