The Fubon Art Museum in Taipei is set to host a major exhibition featuring the works of Louise Bourgeois, a renowned artist known for her giant spider sculptures. The exhibition, which previously attracted 200,000 visitors at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, will open on March 15.
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her work includes monumental spider sculptures displayed outside Roppongi Hills in Tokyo and the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum. The exhibition offers Taiwanese art enthusiasts an opportunity to experience contemporary art without traveling abroad. Pre-sale tickets are available for NT$150 through the official website of the Fubon Art Museum.
The exhibition is divided into three sections: "Chapter One: Do Not Abandon Me," "Chapter Two: I Have Been to Hell and Back," and "Chapter Three: The Restoration of the Sky." It features over 60 pieces from Bourgeois' seven-decade career, including installations, sculptures, paintings, and drawings. Highlights include lesser-known early paintings and two large-scale spider sculptures.
Bourgeois was born in Paris into a family involved in tapestry restoration. Her upbringing influenced her later works. She lived through two world wars and faced personal challenges during childhood that left emotional scars. After her mother's death when she was 20, she shifted from mathematics to art. At 26, she moved to New York with her husband and gained recognition in the art community.
Throughout her career, Bourgeois used various materials to explore themes such as male versus female and conscious versus unconscious states within single artworks. Her complex childhood inspired her creations that resonate with universal themes of human suffering while maintaining hope.
Bourgeois received numerous awards including France's Grand Prix National de Sculpture in 1991, America's National Medal of Arts in 1997, and France's Legion of Honor in 2008. Since her passing in 2010, exhibitions have been held worldwide including countries like Japan where this exhibition was previously hosted by Mori Art Museum before coming to Taiwan at Fubon Art Museum marking its first major showcase there.
The event titled "Louise Bourgeois: I Have Been to Hell and Back" runs from March 15 until June 30 (closed Tuesdays) between hours from11 AM till6 PM (ticket sales end at5:30 PM). Located at No79 Songgao Road Xinyi District Taipei City tickets range NT$150 pre-sale till March14 then full price NT$300 seniors discounted rate NT$150 students teachers under12 years compulsory education pay onlyNT100 purchase via www.fubonartmuseum.org
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