Louise Bourgeois dead at 98

Louise Bourgeois has died in New York at the fabulous age of 98.   Global recognition came late to her – despite an enormous output she wasn’t widely known until the 1982 retrospective at NY MOMA.  Through her diverse and prolific body of work she was known for working through emotional and physical pain, including the injustices of her childhood.

Read full obituary here in the NY Times.


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