Transformative Objects and the Aesthetics of Play
Louise Bourgeois’s Sculpture, 1947–2000
Contenu
"This book considers the sculptures of Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) in light of psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott's (1896-1971) radical ideas regarding transitional objects, potential space, and play, offering a model for exploring the complex and psychologically evocative sculptures Bourgeois produced from 1947 to 2000. Bridging themes and concerns of modernism and postmodernism, the book reveals how Bourgeois brought a decades-long study of psychoanalysis to bear upon her sculptural production that was symbolic, metaphorical, but most importantly, useful"--
Informations bibliographiques
janvier 2025, env. 328 Pages, New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts, Anglais
Bloomsbury Academic
978-1-350-37886-5