Weaving Word

Cat. No. 1128

Weaving Word

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
c. 1969
Alternate Title:
The Weaving Word Print
Themes
Words
Techniques
Relief
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
composition: 4 7/16 x 4 5/16" (11.3 x 10.9 cm); sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8" (16.9 x 25.1cm)
Signature:
"L. Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil; "Louise Bourgeois" lower right mat margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Louise Bourgeois
Edition:
1 known impression of the only state
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition.
Impression:
Not numbered
Former Cat. No.:
W & S 65
Description:
Rubber stamp
Inscription:
Verso: "Rubber tampon / weaving (word) / 69" center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Artist’s Remarks:
"This is an exorcism. I wanted to forget. It was about something... maybe my wish to hand weave a baby's blanket. I was told it would be better to make a knitted blanket... that it shouldn't be woven... then I wouldn't need a loom."
This print "gave reality to a futile desire. It's a kind of regret... a bit of anger. An attempt at asserting the futile is better than nothing. It's one of those stabs at recognition... at affirmation. Then the feeling goes away." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. “The Prints of Louise Bourgeois.” New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 134.)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
163.1990
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Weaving Word

c. 1969

States
Weaving Word

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