Ne Demande Pas Trop Contente Toi de Peu

Cat. No. 1141

Ne Demande Pas Trop Contente Toi de Peu

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2004
Themes
Words
Techniques
Screenprint
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 22 3/8 × 30" (56.8 × 76.2 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
Printer
Procuniar Workshop
Edition:
100; plus 10 A.P., 3 P.P.
Impression:
"A.P. 1/10" left lower margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Background:
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.) is a contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium.
Curatorial Remarks:
The paper type and composition size could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "Don't Ask for Too Much Be Content with Less"
Description:
Screenprint
Benefit Work:
For Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent
Other Remarks:
Wendy Williams, Managing Director of the Louise Bourgeois Studio, remembers laying out words in different font sizes and positions, and faxing them to the artist as she considered various projects. The source drawing is an example of one of these mock-ups.
This Work in Other Collections:
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Ne Demande Pas Trop Contente Toi de Peu

2004

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2004

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Ne Demande Pas Trop Contente Toi de Peu

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