Like the majority of Bourgeois&s pieces her series of Cells are at once enigmatic & extremely personal Constructed during the last two decades of the artist&s life these complex & sophisticated works are daring & provocative Many are small enclosures into which the viewer is prompted to peer inward at arrangements of symbolic objects; others are small rooms into which the viewer is invited to enter In her Cell pieces Bourgeois uses earlier sculptural forms found objects & personal items that held significant meaning for her Six Cells from throughout the series are given close scrutiny revealing the enormous diversity of Bourgeois&s vision as well as recurring themes of physical & emotional pain; voyeurism; integration; & disintegration A section of colour reproductions
Includes:: images & details of the entire series Together with extensive essays on the Cells& evolution & an interview with the artist&s assistant Jerry Gorovoy this volume offers a holistic appreciation of a crucial phase in Bourgeois&s highly influential career