Cat. No. 350b-354b
The Laws of Nature
- Date:
- c. 2003
- Themes:
- Fabric Works, Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Series of 5 drypoints; 4 with selective wiping
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet (each approx.): 7 11/16 x 8 7/8" (19.6 x 22.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, each sheet, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known series on fabric, printed in black
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Outside the published illustrated book edition on paper (2003) , and the published illustrated book edition on fabric (2006), there are several unpublished but signed formats of “The Laws of Nature:” a series on fabric, printed in black, in 2 known examples; a series on fabric, printed in red, in 1 known example; and a series on a scarf, printed in black, with the plates in a different order. (See Related Works in the Catalogue, below.) The states of the plates within the various series sometimes differ from the states of the plates within the published editions.
There are also two sets of plates, printed in red, with no signatures. One set, from c. 2003, is on silk; the other, from c. 2006, is on paper. Since the prints in these sets have no signatures, the sets are not considered to be completed series. - Background:
- The artist told printer Felix Harlan that the figures in this series are playing an adult version of a French children's game, known as "faire des galipettes," meaning to do somersaults. In fact, the expression "faire des galipettes" is also slang for having sex, a punning reference that Bourgeois must have enjoyed.
- Installation Remarks:
- Installation should include all plates, displayed sequentially.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- In contrast to the designation "illustrated book," which contains text, this catalogue designates as a "series" those instances where there is no text accompanying a group of related plates.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 74.2012.1-5
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
From the series
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Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the...
State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
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Untitled, plate 2 of 5, from the...
State IX of X, variant
c. 2003
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Untitled, plate 3 of 5, from the...
State IX of X, variant
c. 2003
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Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the...
State VI of VII, variant
c. 2003
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Untitled, plate 5 of 5, from the...
State IV of V, variant
c. 2003
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