They Will Not Be Separated Again

Cat. No. 359, variant 2

They Will Not Be Separated Again

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
c. 2004
Themes
Fabric Works, Words
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4" (28.6 x 21 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
Lison Editions
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
There are variations in the fabrics used for each impression, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Two varying examples are reproduced in the Evolving Composition Diagram. One example has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example with a horizontal striped pattern.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The text in this composition comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the verso of drawings. The specific source and date of this text are not known.

During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several individual printed fabric works with lithographed texts.
Description:
Lithograph
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
564.2013
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

They Will Not Be Separated Again

c. 2004

States
They Will Not Be Separated Again
They Will Not Be Separated Again

Related Works in the Catalogue

Ode à l'Oubli
The Return of the Repressed
Umbilical Cord
The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
It Breaks If They Are Separated