About this artwork
Bourgeois used one of her own blouses, and socks and tights to create this stuffed fabric sculpture. It addresses the potentially complex relationship between man and woman; the man is signified by the pin-striped textile, while the woman is identified by a lace collar. Both headless, the figures convey ideas about the physical and emotional connection between the sexes, rather than intellectual aspects of a relationship. The female embraces the man in a gesture that could suggest tenderness, dependency or domination. Images of couples in Bourgeois’ works are often equated with fear of abandonment, loss, and the need for love.
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artist:Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) American
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title:Couple I
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date created:1996
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materials:Fabric, hanging piece
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measurements:203.20 x 68.60 x 71.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Lent by Artist Rooms Foundation 2013
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accession number:AL00344
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Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
The French/American artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is one of the great figures of modern and contemporary art. During a career spanning seventy years, Bourgeois produced an astonishing array of sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings and prints that express a highly individual...