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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 *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 *Spider* (Various Sizes): Symbolism of the Mother – Explore the Different Scales of Louise Bourgeois’s Spider Sculptures and How They Consistently Represent the Complex Nature of Motherhood as Both Protective and Potentially Threatening.

Louise Bourgeois's Spider (Various Sizes): Symbolism of the Mother – A Lecture on Arachnid Maternal Majesty 🕷️🕸️ (Welcome music fades, replaced by the faint sound of a ticking clock and…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Spider* (Maman): Maternal Figure, Protection, and Fear – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore How It Evokes Both the Protective Qualities of a Mother and the Potential for Intimidation and Fear, Reflecting Complex Familial Relationships.

Louise Bourgeois's Spider (Maman): Maternal Figure, Protection, and Fear (Lecture Begins) Alright everyone, settle down, settle down! Grab your metaphorical notebooks 📝, because today we're diving headfirst into the wonderfully…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Spider* (Various): Maternal Symbolism and Architectural Scale – Explore the Different Versions of Bourgeois’s Iconic Spider Sculptures and How They Represent Her Mother as Both Protective and Intimidating, Blending Personal Memory with Monumental Form.

Louise Bourgeois's Spider (Various): Maternal Symbolism and Architectural Scale - A Lecture (Image: A close-up of Maman at the Guggenheim Bilbao, with people walking underneath it, emphasizing its scale.) Alright…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: A Monumental Spider Sculpture – Explore the Giant Bronze Sculpture of a Spider and Unpack the Artist’s Complex Relationship with Her Mother, Symbolizing Protection, Nurturing, and the Intricate Nature of Maternal Bonds in a Powerful and Unexpected Form.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: A Monumental Spider Sculpture – Exploring Protection, Nurturing, and Maternal Bonds (Lecture Hall, dim lighting. A giant projected image of Maman looms behind the speaker.) Good evening,…