A unique collection of over 150 photographs of Bourgeois and her New York home and studio, taken by by Jean-Francois Jaussaud

Jean-Fran ois Jaussaud met Louise Bourgeois for the first time in 1994, at her studio in Brooklyn. But it was not before she had interrogated him about every aspect of his life that he earned her trust. A first photo session was set up in Spring 1995, under one condition: she would destroy the photographs if she didn t like them... Jaussaud agreed to it and passed the test. He was then given carte blanche to photograph her studio and her house in Chelsea, and he kept coming back for another eleven years. Jaussaud s photographs of Louise Bourgeois in her house and studio are a moving testimony showing how completely implicated in her work she was, to the point that her private life and her work were inextricably interwoven.

Details

ISBN13: 9781786275592
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
Edition:
Publication Date: 14 Oct 2019
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 24(H)x18(L)
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

Jean-Francois Jaussuad is a French photographer, art director and producer.

Reviews

"Bound in soft sky-blue linen cloth and full of suggestive photography, the pleasure begins when the book is first held, its heft and weight, the mix of textures and fonts suggest something to be savored, then saved."-New York Journal of Books