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Head on Fire, Louise Bourgeois, 2000
Louise Bourgeois, portraitLouise BourgeoisAmerican, 1911–2010

Head on Fire

2000 · Print

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
8 days ago
Source
The museum's own collection data
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

2000 · aged 89
19112010
Accession number
969.2008

In the catalog

PrintsDrypointContemporary art21st century

Sources

  • The Museum of Modern Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 15 days ago
  • Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder

Meanwhile, in the life of Louise Bourgeois

The whole life
  1. 1938–2010 · Workplace

    New York City

  2. 1999

    The Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale

    In 1999 Bourgeois received the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice Biennale.

  3. 1999 · Award

    Praemium Imperiale

  4. 2000

    “Maman” in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern

    Bourgeois’s works were chosen for the opening of Tate Modern in 2000, and in the Turbine Hall, as a commission for the Unilever Series, “Maman” first appeared: a spider over nine metres high in steel and marble, later cast in an edition of six bronzes.

  5. 2001–2002

    An exhibition at the Hermitage

    In 2001–2002 the Hermitage held an exhibition of Bourgeois’s work: sculptures, objects and lithographs.

  6. 8 June 2002 – 15 September 2002

    Exhibition: Documenta 11

More by Louise Bourgeois

All works
Man Reading, Louise Bourgeois, 1940–44

Man Reading

1940–44 · The Museum of Modern Art

Boxwood Midnight, Louise Bourgeois, c. 1945, reprinted 1990

Boxwood Midnight

c. 1945, reprinted 1990 · The Museum of Modern Art

Boxwood 6PM, Louise Bourgeois, c. 1945, reprinted 1990

Boxwood 6PM

c. 1945, reprinted 1990 · The Museum of Modern Art

Boxwood Noon, Louise Bourgeois, c. 1945, reprinted 1990

Boxwood Noon

c. 1945, reprinted 1990 · The Museum of Modern Art

The Winged Figure, Louise Bourgeois, 1948, cast 1991

The Winged Figure

1948, cast 1991 · National Gallery of Art

Three Graces, Louise Bourgeois, 1948

Three Graces

1948 · The Museum of Modern Art

Les Trois Fées, Louise Bourgeois, 1948

Les Trois Fées

1948 · The Museum of Modern Art

Les Trois Fées, Louise Bourgeois, 1948

Les Trois Fées

1948 · The Museum of Modern Art

Neighbors at The Museum of Modern Art

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Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, Ansel Adams, c. 1931

Ansel Adams

Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, c. 1931

The Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Olive Trees, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night, Saint Rémy, June 1889

Goat Skull and Bottle, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

Pablo Picasso

Goat Skull and Bottle, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

She-Goat, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Pablo Picasso

She-Goat, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950