Louise Bourgeois Exhibition at Cheim & Read Gallery in 2007
An exhibition of Louise Bourgeois's work was presented at Cheim & Read gallery in New York City from September 20 to November 3, 2007. The gallery, located at 547 West 25th Street, showcased the artist's creations during this period. Louise Bourgeois, who passed away earlier in the month at age 98, was the subject of a tribute through a concluding poem from Donald Kuspit's 2010 collection "The Gods and Other Beings." Critics have described Bourgeois's art as stemming from "inner necessity" and a persistent effort to process challenging psychic material. Her work has been interpreted through Freudian theory, which addresses hidden emotions and anguish. The exhibition highlighted her enduring creative vitality, with the artist continuing to produce work into her 90s. Another show at the same gallery, "The New Landscape/The New Still Life: Soutine and Modern Art," presented Chaim Soutine as influential to American Abstract Expressionism, running until September 9 in an unspecified year. A separate article by David Carrier discussed the politics and curatorial approaches of "Manifesta 10" in St. Petersburg. Additionally, the Musée National d'Art Moderne featured women artists from its collection through February 21, and Miami hosted various art fairs and events during an upcoming week.
Key facts
- Louise Bourgeois died at age 98 earlier in the month of the article.
- An exhibition of Louise Bourgeois's work was held at Cheim & Read from September 20 to November 3, 2007.
- Cheim & Read gallery is located at 547 West 25th Street in New York City.
- Donald Kuspit's poem from "The Gods and Other Beings" (2010) served as a tribute to Bourgeois.
- Critics described Bourgeois's art as a product of "inner necessity" and a "Sisyphean effort."
- Freudian theory framed the challenging events and hidden emotions in Bourgeois's life.
- Chaim Soutine was presented as a father figure of American Abstract Expressionism in a show at Cheim & Read.
- David Carrier reported on the politics and curatorial gambits of "Manifesta 10" in St. Petersburg.
Entities
Artists
- Louise Bourgeois
- Donald Kuspit
- Chaim Soutine
- Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Institutions
- Cheim & Read
- Musée National d'Art Moderne
- Ziggurat Books
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Miami