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ART: Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999 2011, Louise Bourgeois Trust / ProLitteris, Zürich

Fondation Beyeler, Basel, on now till January 8, 2011

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was one of the most significant and influential artist personalities of our times. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday on December 25, 2011. To mark this occasion, the Fondation Beyeler mounts an exhibition including her more recent works, juxtaposed to works by artists she knew personally such as Fernand Léger, Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti.

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