Louise Bourgeois:
To Unravel a Torment

May 2018—June 2019
A blurred figure walks in a gray gallery space with a stone floor towards five large painted works on paper.

Louise Bourgeois: To Unravel a Torment featured five decades of the trailblazing work of the French-born American artist, whose formal innovation and fearless explorations of her own personal history make her an icon of late-20th-century art. Nearly 30 works by Bourgeois (1911–2010), all from the museum’s collection, were displayed, including The Destruction of the Father, 1974, a recently acquired masterpiece realized at a pivotal moment in her career.

Following its installation at Glenstone, Louise Bourgeois: To Unravel a Torment is now on view at the Museum Voorlinden in the Netherlands. This is the museum’s first traveling show.

Exhibition Preview

    • The Curved House
      Louise Bourgeois
      The Curved House, 2010
      Bourgeois 2010
    • I Give Everything Away
      Louise Bourgeois
      I Give Everything Away, 2010
      Bourgeois 2010
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 2007
      Bourgeois 2007
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 2005
      Bourgeois 2005
    • Je t’aime
      Louise Bourgeois
      Je t’aime, 2005
      Bourgeois 2005
    • Lady in Waiting
      Louise Bourgeois
      Lady in Waiting, 2003
      Bourgeois 2003
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 2002
      Bourgeois 2002
    • Ode à la Bièvre
      Louise Bourgeois
      Ode à la Bièvre, 2002
      Bourgeois 2002
    • Ste. Sébastienne
      Louise Bourgeois
      Ste. Sébastienne, 1998
      Bourgeois 1998
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 1996
      Bourgeois 1996
    • Single I
      Louise Bourgeois
      Single I, 1996
      Bourgeois 1996
    • Le Défi IV
      Louise Bourgeois
      Le Défi IV, 1994
      Bourgeois 1994
    • Cell I
      Louise Bourgeois
      Cell I, 1991
      Bourgeois 1991
    • Cell III
      Louise Bourgeois
      Cell III, 1991
      Bourgeois 1991
    • Cell (Choisy)
      Louise Bourgeois
      Cell (Choisy), 1990-1993
      Bourgeois 1990
    • Legs
      Louise Bourgeois
      Legs, 1986
      Bourgeois 1986
    • The Destruction of the Father
      Louise Bourgeois
      The Destruction of the Father, 1974
      Bourgeois 1974
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 1972
      Bourgeois 1972
    • Fillette (Sweeter Version)
      Louise Bourgeois
      Fillette (Sweeter Version), 1968/1999
      Bourgeois 1968
    • Avenza Revisited II
      Louise Bourgeois
      Avenza Revisited II, 1968
      Bourgeois 1968
    • Noir Veine
      Louise Bourgeois
      Noir Veine, 1968
      Bourgeois 1968
    • Hanging Janus with Jacket
      Louise Bourgeois
      Hanging Janus with Jacket, 1968
      Bourgeois 1968
    • The Quartered One
      Louise Bourgeois
      The Quartered One, 1964
      Bourgeois 1964
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 1954
      Bourgeois 1954
    • Figure Regardant une Maison
      Louise Bourgeois
      Figure Regardant une Maison, 1950
      Bourgeois 1950
    • Figure Qui Apporte du Pain
      Louise Bourgeois
      Figure Qui Apporte du Pain, 1950
      Bourgeois 1950
    • He Disappeared into Complete Silence
      Louise Bourgeois
      He Disappeared into Complete Silence, 1947/2005
      Bourgeois 1947
    • Untitled
      Louise Bourgeois
      Untitled, 1947-1949
      Bourgeois 1947
    • The Tomb of a Young Person
      Louise Bourgeois
      The Tomb of a Young Person, 1947-1949
      Bourgeois 1947