Louise Bourgeois quotes
Louise Bourgeois was a French-American artist and sculptor, recognized for her large-scale installations and exploration of themes like family and memory. Her work often drew from personal experiences and delved into the subconscious. She became one of the most influential figures in modern and contemporary art. Here are 24 of her quotes:
What modern art means is that you have to keep finding new ways to express yourself, to express the problems, that there are no settled ways, no fixed approach. This is a painful situation, and modern art is about this painful situation of having no absolutely definite way of expressing yourself.
Louise Bourgeois
Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn't help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women – women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in – older women and younger men.
Louise Bourgeois
England is very, very important to me, because in my family the English could do no wrong. When my father picked a mistress, it was always an English girl: if he made her pregnant, she could be shipped back to England and he would not be held responsible. It never happened, but I've made a lot of work called The English Can Do No Wrong.
Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
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Occupation: French Artist
Born: December 25, 1911
Died: May 31, 2010
Quotes count: 24
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