Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois was a French-born American artist known for her large-scale sculptural installations, often incorporating themes related to her personal life and the body. Born in 1911 in Paris, France, she moved to New York City with her family in 1938, where she would eventually become a prominent figure in the art scene. After earning a degree in mathematics from the Sorbonne, Bourgeois studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and began working in the studio of Fernand Léger. She became involved in the New York art scene in the 1940s, participating in group exhibitions, and in the 1950s, she began creating her large sculptural installations, which often incorporated organic elements such as fabric, wood, and metal. Throughout her career, Bourgeois's work was embraced by both the United States and the European art worlds, and she became an influential figure in both New York and Paris. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. She passed away in 2010 in New York City.