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Maman (sculpture)
| Maman | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Giant_spider_strikes_again!.jpg) Maman at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa | |
| Artist | Louise Bourgeois |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Stainless steel, bronze, marble |
| Dimensions | 9.3 x 8.9 x 10.2 m |
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (9.27 x 8.91 x 10.24 metres).[1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of rubbed bronze.
The title is the familiar French word for Mother (akin to Mummy or Mommy). The sculpture was created in 1999 by Bourgeois as a part of her inaugural commission of The Unilever Series (2000), in the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern.[1] This original was created in steel, with an edition of six subsequent castings in bronze.[2]
Bourgeois chose the Modern Art Foundry to cast the sculpture because of its reputation and work.[3]
- ^ a b "Maman". Collections. The National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Manchester, Elizabeth (December 2009). "Summary". Louise Bourgeois : Maman 1999. Tate, London. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Nicole Gates (6 September 2012). "Where Bronze Transforms Into Fine Art". NEIGHBORHOOD JOINT. New York Times.
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