French-American contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois, known for her series of giant metal spiders, died Monday in New York at the age of 98, a spokeswoman said."I am very sad to confirm that Louise passed away this morning at Beth Israel Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Saturday night," said Wendy Williams, managing director of the Louise Bourgeois Studio.Among her most famous pieces are a series of giant spiders presented as symbols of the mother, entitled "Maman," with one standing more than 30 feet (nine meters) high outside the National Gallery of Canada."The Destruction of the father," a 1974 installation, depicts her traumatic relationship with her father.Bourgeois, inspired at the beginning of her career by Max Ernst and Constantin Brancusi, had never classed herself into a particular artistic grouping, preferring instead to pursue her own personal brand of art."All my inspiration comes from my childhood,...
- 31/05/2010
- Filmicafe
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