Louise Bourgeois Maman, Bürkliplatz, Zürich

Maman on tour The both fascinating and threatening monumental bronze sculpture of a spider titled Maman, or Mother (927. 1 x 891. 5 x 1023. 6 cm) is key work for the understanding of Bourgeois s art. On the one hand, it represents an homage to her mother, who was employed as a restorer of tapestries in Paris, and hence, much like a spider, incessantly renewed woven fabric. On the other hand, in Bourgeois s eyes the spider was a universal symbol for the unending story of life, whose principle is continual re