See how the artist's early paintings set the stage for her sculpture practice.
In Pictures: A Painting Show at the New Orleans Museum of Art Reveals a Little-Known Side of Artist Louise BourgeoisLouise Bourgeois in the studio of her apartment at 142 East 18th Street in NYC, ca. 1946. Collection Louise Bourgeois Archive, The Easton Foundation.© The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, NY.,” the first exhibition of 40 early paintings, sculptures, and photos that aims to give her practice unprecedented context.
“Although Bourgeois never visited New Orleans until much later in life, the city loomed large in her consciousness,” NOMA curator Russel Lord, who oversaw the show’s installation, told Artnet News. “Throughout the exhibition there are subtle references to her interest in the mythic status of the city and surrounding area.”
Most of these paintings date from 1938 through 1949—the period between Bourgeois’s arrival in New York City and her departure into new mediums—and trace themes that inspired Bourgeois across eras.
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