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25 November 2023–28 April 2024

Louise Bourgeois at Art Gallery of New South Wales

25 November 2023–28 April 2024

Louise Bourgeois' largest-ever exhibition in Australia, Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?, has opened at the AGNSW. Beginning with the monumental Maman (1999) in the gallery's forecourt, the show continues across multiple sites including the underground Tank, where the haunting psychological tension in Bourgeois' works can be witnessed in dramatic darkness.

Louise Bourgeois at Art Gallery of New South Wales

Louise Bourgeois, Maman (1999). Exhibition view: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?,_ Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Australia Joins the Louise Bourgeois Spider-verse

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

News Australia Joins the Louise Bourgeois Spider-verse By Sam Gaskin, Sydney, 24 August 2023

The giant spider sculpture Maman will weave its way down under for the first time, showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from November.

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Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?,_ Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

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Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Exhibition view: Louise Bourgeois, _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Louise Bourgeois, _Arch of Hysteria_ (1993). Bronze, polished patina. 83.8 x 101.6 x 58.4 cm. Exhibition view: _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

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Louise Bourgeois, _The Destruction of the Father_ (1974). Archival polyurethane, resin, wood, fabric, red light. 237.8 x 362.3 x 248.6 cm. Collection Glenstone Museum, Potomac, Maryland. © The Easton Foundation. Photo: Ron Amstutz.

Louise Bourgeois, _Maman_ (1999). Exhibition view: _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Louise Bourgeois, _Maman_ (1999). Exhibition view: _Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?_, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (25 November 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy © AGNSW. Photo: Felicity Jenkins.

Selected works by Louise Bourgeois

Untitled (double sided) by Louise Bourgeois contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing

Louise Bourgeois Untitled (double sided), 1995 Ink and crayon on brown paper
26.7 x 20.6 cm Hauser & Wirth Request Price & Availability

Three Roses by Louise Bourgeois contemporary artwork sculpture

Louise Bourgeois Three Roses, 1968 Bronze, silver nitrate patina
17.8 x 12.7 x 17.8 cm Hauser & Wirth Request Price & Availability

Untitled by Louise Bourgeois contemporary artwork sculpture

Louise Bourgeois Untitled, 2008 Fabric, glass beads and thread
40.6 x 34.6 x 0.6 cm Xavier Hufkens Request Price & Availability

Fallen Woman by Louise Bourgeois contemporary artwork mixed media

Louise Bourgeois Fallen Woman, 1996 Porcelain
8 x 7 x 29 cm Galerie Lelong & Co. Paris Request Price & Availability

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