Maman (sculpture)
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Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm).[1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of rubbed bronze.
Maman | |
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Artist | Louise Bourgeois |
Year | 1999 (1999) |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Stainless steel, bronze, marble |
Dimensions | 9271 x 8915 x 10236 mm |
The title is the familiar French word for Mother (akin to Mummy or Mommy). The sculpture was created in 1999 by Bourgeois as a part of her inaugural commission of The Unilever Series (2000), in the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern.[1] This original was created in steel, with an edition of six subsequent castings in bronze.[2]
Bourgeois chose the Modern Art Foundry to cast the sculpture because of its reputation and work.[3]