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Clothing is . . . an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past.
Louise Bourgeois
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Louise Bourgeois
Age: 98 †
Born: 1911
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 1
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One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do.
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I am a searcher... I always was... and I still am... searching for the missing piece.
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If you flatter me, or if you look at me the right way, I will kill myself to please you. It's very painful to be an overachiever.
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A work of art doesn't have to be explained.
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I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood.
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Everywhere in the modern world there is neglect, the need to be recognized, which is not satisfied. Art is a way of recognizing oneself, which is why it will always be modern.
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I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be re-woven. My ability to draw made me indispensable to my parents.
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My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.
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I dont watch TV. I dont use a computer, a fax or a cellphone.
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I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole.
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It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.
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An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.
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It is a great privilege to be able to work with, and I suppose work off, my feelings through sculpture.
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I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.
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In my sculpture, it's not an image I am seeking, it's not an idea. My goal is to re-live a past emotion. My art is an exorcism, and beauty is something I never talk about.
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For me, sculpture is the body. My body is my sculpture.
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My life has been regulated by insomnia.
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My mother was a restorer, she repaired broken things. I don't do that. I destroy things. I cannot go the straight line. I must destroy, rebuild, destroy again. My rhythm is not the same. My mother moved in a straight line: I go from one extreme to the other.
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The spider is an animal who eats mosquitoes. That's why I love the spider - it is the only way we have to deal with these insects.
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My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed. They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.
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