“Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” at the Hayward Gallery, London
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“Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” presents 90 works from the final period of Louise Bourgeois’ (1911-2010) career: the artist’s powerful fabric sculptures invite visitors to contemplate her emotional repair in the final two decades of her life. Installation view of “Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” at Hayward Gallery, 2022.© The Easton Foundation/DACS, London and VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Mark Blower © The Hayward Gallery Spanning the entirety of the Hayward Gallery in London, Bourgeois’ sculptures, mobiles and her “Cell” installations overwhelm our field of vision. Fabric figures alternate between being overwhelmingly all-encompassing and miniature. The