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An art gallery exhibition with abstract paintings and sculptures. There are four framed abstract paintings with red and pink shapes on the walls. In the centre is a white cone-shaped sculpture on a pedestal. A person in a white shirt is viewing the artwork.
Exhibitions

Louise
Bourgeois

Nature Study

Saturday 6 July – Sunday 6 October

Stunning, thought provoking, moving. A fantastic exhibition.

Audience Comment

A large spider sculpture in a green meadow below a blue sky next to a neoclassical building.

Opening Times

Tue – Sun: 10am-5pm

Mondays: Closed, except bank holidays

 

Galleries are open 10.30am – 5pm

About the
Exhibition

 

Explore the exceptional career of Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), one of the most influential artists of modern times.

With over 40 works, including some rarely seen in the UK, such as Lair (1962) and The Couple (2007-2009). Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study demonstrates Bourgeois’ versatility, as well as the enduring emotive power of her art.

The exhibition brings together works on paper, paintings, textile pieces and sculptures made across the artist’s seven-decade long career, from a rare early painting, made in the 1940s, to examples of her iconic bronze Spider sculptures from the 1990s, and À l’Infini, a series of monumental works on paper that envelop and immerse the viewer, made during the final years of Bourgeois’ life. Spreading seamlessly from the galleries into the landscape, the exhibition will explore important themes within Bourgeois’ work including cycles of time and nature, landscape as a metaphor for the mind and body, and the importance of memory.

An art gallery exhibition with abstract paintings and sculptures. There are four framed abstract paintings with red and pink shapes on the walls. In the centre is a white cone-shaped sculpture on a pedestal. A person in a white shirt is viewing the artwork.
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An art gallery space with white walls and a wooden floor. On the left wall, there's a series of framed artworks displayed in a horizontal line. These pieces appear to be abstract, with some showing geometric patterns and others featuring more fluid designs in various colours like blue, red, and grey. On the right wall, there's a grid of 12 framed artworks, predominantly featuring spiral and circular patterns in red, black, and blue.
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A long horizontal display of framed artworks. The series begins with a piece titled
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A close-up view of a grid of 12 framed artworks. The pieces are arranged in a 3x4 grid and showcase various spiral, circular, and curved line patterns. The colours are primarily red, black, and white, with one blue spiral design. Each artwork is individually framed in a light-coloured wood frame.
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An installation of dresses, lingerie and fabric pieces in pastel colours hanging from the metal armature. The installation takes up most of the gallery space. There are other art works on the walls.
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An art installation featuring clothing and fabric items hanging from a metal structure. Various dresses, undergarments and fabric pieces in pink, yellow and flesh tones are suspended from curved metal arms. A person is standing to the right, observing the installation.
A metallic silver sculpture hanging from a tree branch in a forest setting. The sculpture has an abstract, twisted form resembling a human figure. It's suspended by a wire against a background of green foliage.
The interior of an art museum. There's a large red flower-shaped graphic on the wall and a list of upcoming exhibitions. A black spider sculpture is mounted on the left wall. Through an open doorway, a gift shop is visible.
A sculptural figure of a humanoid form with a head resembling leaves or petals, standing on a base, rendered in shades of grey against a grey background.
An abstract painting in a frame, featuring curving forms in pastel shades with a stylized face-like shape, suggesting a surreal or dreamlike landscape.
A grid of nine panels depicting abstract, branching forms in shades of pink and red, resembling floral or organic shapes.
A sculptural stack of white, layered forms resembling a stylized Christmas tree against a black background.
An abstract landscape painting featuring earthy, undulating forms resembling hills or dunes in shades of blue, beige, and red, with white ladder-like shapes positioned across the forms against a blue sky with a small moon.

Presented in collaboration with ARTIST ROOMS and The Easton Foundation, New York. The exhibition features important loans from The Easton Foundation alongside a remarkable body of her work from ARTIST ROOMS, the national collection jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland.

Logos for ARTIST ROOMS, National Galleries Scotland, Tate, Art Fund, Henry Moore Foundation, Arts Council England and Creative Scotland
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