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I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained total.
Louise Bourgeois
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Louise Bourgeois
Age: 98 †
Born: 1911
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 1
Artist
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Installation Artist
Jewelry Designer
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Sculptor
Visual Artist
Paris
France
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My knives are like a tongue - I love, I do not love, I hate. If you don’t love me, I am ready to attack. I am a double-edged knife.
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For me, sculpture is the body. My body is my sculpture.
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One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do.
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