  
Edited by Frances Morris
Contributors include Marie-Laure Bernadac, Paulo Herkenhoff, Rosalind Krauss, Julia Kristeva, Donald Kuspit, Elisabeth Lebovici, Lucy Lippard, Mignon Nixon, Linda Nochlin, Alex Potts, Robert Storr, and Marina Warner
Louise Bourgeois is one of the world's leading contemporary artists. Born in Paris in 1911, she settled in New York in 1938, beginning to exhibit her work shortly afterward. Bourgeois is a sculptor of immense distinction working with many materials, from marble and bronze to latex, fabric, and mirrors. She has exhibited worldwide, producing a beguiling body of work featuring, among other things, spiders, cages, and a range of found and sculpted objects. Her early childhood is a recurring theme that fuels her work.
In 1982 Bourgeois was the first female artist to be given a retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1993 she represented the United States at the Venice Biennale. She was the first artist to have an exhibition at Tate Modern, London, in 2000. Developed in close collaboration with the artist and accompanying a major retrospective exhibition that is touring internationally, this book will provide a comprehensive overview of Bourgeois's entire career. Designed as an illustrated glossary to her life and work, it covers everything from A for Abandonment to W for Words; via F for Family, Father Figures, and Feminism; and S for Sexuality, Studio, and Suicide. Featuring contributions from a breathtaking roster of international literary and cultural figures as well as selected writings by Bourgeois and a full chronology, this is the most thorough and up-to-date publication on the artist in print.
Frances Morris is Head of Collections (International Art), Tate Modern, London
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