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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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Damien Hirst’s *Mother and Child (Divided)*: Science, Mortality, and the Viewer’s Gaze – Examine Damien Hirst’s Artwork Featuring Preserved Animals and Explore How the Clinical Presentation and Division of the Bodies Force Viewers to Confront Ideas About Life, Death, and Our Relationship with Animals and Scientific Intervention.

Damien Hirst's Mother and Child (Divided): Science, Mortality, and the Viewer's Gaze (Lecture Hall Intro Music: A dramatic organ piece fading into the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive") Alright everyone, settle…
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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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Damien Hirst’s *Mother and Child (Divided)*: Science, Death, and Display – Explore the Artwork Featuring a Cow and Calf Each Divided and Preserved in Tanks of Formaldehyde, Confronting Our Relationship with Animals, Science, and Mortality in a Provocative and Clinical Manner.

Damien Hirst's Mother and Child (Divided): Science, Death, and Display – A Lecture (Intro Music: A dramatic orchestral piece, punctuated by the faint sound of a cow mooing) (Professor steps…