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Maman- Louise Bourgeois, bronze & marble sculpture (1999) (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by Zombiepirate to c/traditional_art
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Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm).[1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of rubbed bronze.

The original was created in steel, with an edition of six subsequent castings in bronze.

This edition is located at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain.

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[–] Zombiepirate 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is the steel one at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Man, I really hated that Pikmin boss.

On a serious note,an, that is impressively large.

[–] shalafi 5 points 6 months ago

I killed that thing in Half Life, getting flashbacks.

[–] buttPickle 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t there one in NOLA sculpture garden?

[–] Zombiepirate 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't believe so?

Not listed on the wiki anyway.

[–] buttPickle 9 points 6 months ago

I can’t find it listed either. Forgive the Dutch angle, but here’s a pic I took back in 2022 under the sculpture

[–] glimse 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Here's a couple more. I remember seeing a photo of the one in the water years ago

[–] distantsounds 2 points 6 months ago

Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines.

Majestic