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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s monumental bronze spider sculptures and explore how they represent the artist’s mother, evoking both protection, nurturing, and the intricate work of weaving, while also carrying connotations of fear and intimidation through its size and form, reflecting the complexities of familial bonds and emotional landscapes, and using a primal symbol to explore universal human experiences and psychological depths in her powerful and enduring sculptural work that has become an iconic representation of motherhood and its complexities.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol (A lecture, best enjoyed with a glass of something bubbly and a healthy dose of introspection) (🎵 Intro Music: A…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s monumental bronze spider sculptures and explore how they represent the artist’s mother, evoking both protection, nurturing, and the intricate work of weaving, while also carrying connotations of fear and intimidation through its size and form, reflecting the complexities of familial bonds and emotional landscapes, and using a primal symbol to explore universal human experiences and psychological depths in her powerful and enduring sculptural work.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol (A Lecture: Prepare for Arachnid-Level Insight!) (🔔 Sound of a large, metallic spider scuttling across the floor) Good morning, art…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s monumental bronze spider sculptures and explore how they represent the artist’s mother, evoking both protection, nurturing, and the intricate work of weaving, while also carrying connotations of fear and intimidation through its size and form, reflecting the complexities of familial bonds and emotional landscapes, and using a primal symbol to explore universal human experiences.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol (A Lecture) Welcome, art aficionados, to a deep dive into the wonderfully weird and profoundly moving world of Louise Bourgeois…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s monumental bronze spider sculptures and explore how they represent the artist’s mother, evoking both protection, nurturing, and the intricate work of weaving, while also carrying connotations of fear and intimidation through its size and form, reflecting the complexities of familial bonds and emotional landscapes.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – A Lecture (Slide 1: Title Slide: Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol. Image: Close-up, dramatic…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Monumental Bronze Spider Sculptures and Explore How They Represent the Artist’s Mother, Evoking Both Protection, Nurturing, and the Intricate Work of Weaving, While Also Carrying Connotations of Fear and Intimidation, Reflecting the Complexities of Familial Bonds.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Spider as a Complex Maternal Symbol (A Lecture: Prepare for Arachnophobia and Oedipal Undertones!) (Image: A striking photograph of Louise Bourgeois standing next to Maman at…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Protective and Intimidating Mother Figure – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore Its Dual Symbolism, Representing the Protective and Nurturing Qualities of the Artist’s Mother While Also Evoking a Sense of Fear and Intimidation through its Size and Form.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Protective and Intimidating Mother Figure (Lecture Begins - Lights Dim, Dramatic Music Fades In) Good morning, art enthusiasts, cultural connoisseurs, and anyone who's ever had a…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Cell (Spider)*: Mother as Protector and Threat – Explore Louise Bourgeois’s ‘Cell’ Installation Featuring a Spider and Other Objects, Reflecting on the Complex and Often Ambiguous Nature of Maternal Relationships and the Feeling of Being Protected Yet Also Potentially Trapped.

Louise Bourgeois's Cell (Spider): Mother as Protector and Threat (Welcome! Grab a seat, preferably one that doesn't feel like it's about to swallow you whole. We're diving into the wonderfully…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Cell (The Last Sitting)*: Memory, Loss, and Containment – Explore Louise Bourgeois’s ‘Cell’ Installation Featuring a Chair and Mirrors, Reflecting on Themes of Memory, Loss, and the Feeling of Being Contained or Trapped within One’s Own Psyche and Recollections.

Louise Bourgeois's Cell (The Last Sitting): Memory, Loss, and Containment – A Lecture (🛎️ Ringing Bell sound effect) Alright, settle down, settle down, everyone! Welcome to Art History 101, where…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Protective and Possessive Mother – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore the Dual Interpretation of the Mother Figure as Both a Source of Protection and Nurturing, and Potentially Overbearing and Possessive, Reflecting Complex Emotional Bonds.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Protective and Possessive Mother – Revisit Louise Bourgeois's Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore the Dual Interpretation of the Mother Figure as Both a Source of Protection…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Cell (Eyes)*: Surveillance, Memory, and Psychological Space – Explore Louise Bourgeois’s ‘Cell’ Installation Featuring Eyes, Reflecting on Themes of Surveillance, Memory, and the Psychological Space of Inner Turmoil within an Enclosed Structure.

Louise Bourgeois's Cell (Eyes): Surveillance, Memory, and Psychological Space (Lecture Hall ambience intensifies. A spotlight shines on a single image of Cell (Eyes). A slightly eccentric, yet enthusiastic professor strides…