Born in Paris in 1911, Louise Bourgeois is one of the most important artists of the twenty first century. Her first retrospective was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1982. Since then, she has exhibited in major museums around the world and was awarded the Lion d’Or at the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999. Bourgeois’ work can be found in major international museums and collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and Bilbao, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Tate Modern, London and Centre Pompidou, Paris. A comprehensive, full-career retrospective of her work was organized by the Tate Modern, London and travelled to various institutions in Europe and the US from 2007 to 2009.



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