Louise BourgeoisVereinigte Staaten, 1911–2010Whitney Murders
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Im Leben von Louise Bourgeois
Das ganze Leben1938–2010 · Wirkungsort
New York City
1970s
Joins the Fight Censorship Group
Bourgeois aligned herself with activists and became a member of the Fight Censorship Group, a feminist anti-censorship collective founded by the artist Anita Steckel; in the 1970s the group defended the use of sexual imagery in art.
1976
“Femme Maison” on the cover of Lucy Lippard’s book
In 1976 “Femme Maison” appeared on the cover of Lucy Lippard’s book “From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women’s Art” and became an icon of the feminist art movement. With the rise of feminism, Bourgeois’s work found a wider audience.
1980
Buys a large studio in Brooklyn
In 1980 Bourgeois bought a large studio in Brooklyn.
1980 · Auszeichnung
Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award
1980s
Returns to printmaking in her seventies
Bourgeois returned to printmaking after a long hiatus, in her seventies, encouraged first by print publishers: she set up her old press, added a second and worked with printers who came to her house. Over her life she created approximately 1,500 printed compositions.
