Louise Bourgeois

Gallery Studio Trisorio presents a selection of works by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois that have never been exhibited before, completed between 1940 and 2009.

“Voyages without a destination” is a retrospective exhibition on the work of the French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, at the Studio Trisorio in Naples, Italy.

Top: Louise Bourgeois, Has the day invaded the night or has the night invaded the day?, watercolor, ink, colored pencil and pencil on paper, 2006. Courtesy the Easton Foundation/SIAE 2017. Photo Christopher Burke. Above: Louise Bourgeois phographed by Bill Beckley, 1997

On exhibit are four bronze sculptures and 34 drawings – half of which have never been exhibited before – executed by the artist between 1940 and 2009. The internationally renowned artist, Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911. Despite the fact that she lived in New York from 1938 until her death, she drew most inspiration from her early childhood in France and family relationships.

Studio Trisorio, “Louise Bourgeois: Voyages without a destination”, exhibition view, Naples, 2017
Studio Trisorio, “Louise Bourgeois: Voyages without a destination”, exhibition view, Naples, 2017
Studio Trisorio, “Louise Bourgeois: Voyages without a destination”, exhibition view, Naples, 2017
Studio Trisorio, “Louise Bourgeois: Voyages without a destination”, exhibition view, Naples, 2017
Studio Trisorio, “Louise Bourgeois: Voyages without a destination”, exhibition view, Naples, 2017

  The works of Louise Bourgeois have been exhibited all over the world. Using the body as a primary form, she explored the entire range of human emotions. In her works, varying from drawings to large-scale installations, she explored themes such as memories, sexuality, love and abandonment thus giving form to her fears in order to exorcize them.

Left: Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, pencil, ink, charcoal, whiteout on blue paper, 2002. Right: Louise Bourgeois, Breasts, gouache on paper, 2008. Courtesy The Easton Foundation/SIAE2017. Photo Christopher Burke


until 17 June 2017
Louise Bourgeois. Voyages without a destination
Studio Trisorio
Riviera di Chiaia 215, Naples