LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Alternate Title:

The Weaving Word Print

Themes:

Words

Techniques:

Relief

Description:

Rubber stamp

Support:

Smooth, wove paper

Dimensions:

composition: 4 7/16 x 4 5/16" (11.3 x 10.9 cm); sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8" (16.9 x 25.1cm)

Signature:

"L. Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil; "Louise Bourgeois" lower right mat margin, pencil.

Inscription:

Verso: "Rubber tampon / weaving (word) / 69" center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

The artist

Edition:

1 known impression of the only state

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

Not issued as a published edition.

Artist’s Remarks:

"This is an exorcism. I wanted to forget. It was about something... maybe my wish to hand weave a baby's blanket. I was told it would be better to make a knitted blanket... that it shouldn't be woven... then I wouldn't need a loom."
This print "gave reality to a futile desire. It's a kind of regret... a bit of anger. An attempt at asserting the futile is better than nothing. It's one of those stabs at recognition... at affirmation. Then the feeling goes away." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. “The Prints of Louise Bourgeois.” New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 134.)

Former Cat. No.:

W & S 65

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

163.1990

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY