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A (shellac coated) plaster sculpture hangs from the ceiling at eye level by means of a hook and a cable. The sculpture which has an uneven surface features openings of various sizes in the surface, and projections of elements beyond the surface.
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The Quartered One

Louise Bourgeois
1964–1965

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