Louise Bourgeois
Visual Arts
France
1911 – 2010
94 quotes
Feminist sculptor of spiders and cages, exploring memory and fear.
Quotes by Louise Bourgeois
Sculpture must have its own space.
Lecture
1972
I was a child who was afraid of the dark.
Interview
2001
The artist must be a storyteller.
Book
1985
Jealousy is a form of self-love.
Writings
1998
My work is about the human condition.
Interview
1989
The tower is a symbol of isolation.
Book
1994
I create to heal.
Interview
2000
Time is the enemy of memory.
Writings
1982
The body is the temple of the soul.
Book
1997
I am a maker of totems.
Interview
1978
Forgiveness is the key to freedom.
Interview
2005
Art is not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.
Lecture
1991
I live in the present, but the past haunts me.
Interview
2006
The eye sees what the mind knows.
Writings
1983