Comments on: Artists on Making Art: Bourgeois, Freud, Arbus

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:05:57 +0000

I am catching up on my reading. Love all of the artists you are featuring in this posting. Several years ago the Walters Art Gallery had an interesting retrospective of LB. They installed various examples of her work throughout their diverse collections. My then hs students went on a scavenger hunt. Oddly, they posted a disclaimer at the entrances warning the public that her work might be shocking to some! In conjunction with the show, the smaller Museum of Contemporary Art down the street had a show of works on paper and also showed continuous video interviews with her. It was such a fine set of exhibitions. Then, of course, they had a more recent show here in DC. Am so glad that an older artist can enjoy the fruits of her labors.

By: Dae

Dae — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:16:39 +0000

Williams College, actually. I used to work at the museum (Williams College Museum of Art [WCMA]) in the gift shop, actually. You can find their website here: http://www.wcma.org/

You can see some of the images here: http://www.wcma.org/press/press_images_intext.shtml

…but really it’s impossible to capture, since the eyes are placed all around the building and can’t be seen in just one shot.

By: Liz Hager

Liz Hager — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:35:11 +0000

Dae, We appreciate your loyalty as a Venetian Red reader. Quick question: what college? Can you send us a link to the sculpture?

By: Liz Hager

Liz Hager — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:34:36 +0000

Nancy, Sorry to have missed LB at PA last year BUT her Embarcadero spider can not be missed. Being inside her brain as the creative juices are churning might truly be a scary thing! Still, her imagination is nonpareil.

By: Dae

Dae — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:44:11 +0000

Another lovely post!

Incidentally, I really love Louise Bourgeois. My college’s art museum is *surrounded* by one of her sculptures, “Eyes.” Of course, sometimes students do strange things on the eyes, like eat lunch, fall asleep or…other things…

Her forms are always gorgeous, though

By: Karena

Karena — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:02:34 +0000

So glad to find you through Soodie Beasley. fascinating I love to hear more about artist’s and their inspirations!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:05:20 +0000

Did you see the Louise Bourgeois show at Gallery Paule Anglim (last year?) and her giant spider at the waterfront? That lady may eschew surrealism and say that she works under a spell but if so, that’s one scary spell. Her giant spider at the gallery took up the whole space and was one frightening, powerful, dynamic image.