The Ticking Clock

Cat. No. 522, variant 2

The Ticking Clock

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2007
Themes
Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Digital
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 48 1/4 × 36 1/8" (122.6 × 91.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right sheet, stiched in tan thread.
Publisher
Louise Bourgeois
Printer
Dyenamix
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
There are variations in the fabrics used in the 3 known impressions of this composition. Additionally, each impression in the edition has a different title.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The source drawing for this composition is Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the series, "The Passage." The series can be seen in full in Related Works in Other Mediums below. Untitled, no. 6 of 6, from the series, "The Passage" is the source drawing for a different edition of digital prints, which can be seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
Curatorial Remarks:
In addition to the set of clock hands made out of wood and collaged on, there is a set of clock hands stitched in tan thread. The clock's numbers were digitally printed on fabric and stitched onto the overall sheet. The overall sheet is a fabric collage, stitched together before being used as a printing surface.
Description:
Digital print, with wood collage
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Passage , The Ticking Clock , and The Woven Child

2007

Source

2007

Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the series, The Passage
States
The Passage
The Ticking Clock
The Woven Child

Related Works in the Catalogue

Femme
The Endless Loop
The Birth
The Passage
The Woven Child
The Good Mother

Related Works in Other Mediums

The Woven Child
The Woven Child
The Woven Child
The Woven Child
The Woven Child
The Passage