Centre Pompidou Highlights Louise Bourgeois Drawing Altered States Before BnF Exhibition
On June 18, 2026, the Centre Pompidou presented its 1992 drawing Altered States by Louise Bourgeois, executed in red ink and fabric dye on paper measuring 48 by 60.5 centimeters. The work shows an arch of hysteria motif linking mother and child figures and carries handwritten inscriptions on maternity and color symbolism. An exhibition titled Louise Bourgeois, extrême tension. Dessins et gravures, drawn from the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, opens October 20, 2026, at the BnF.
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The spotlight on a late-career sheet from the Centre Pompidou collection signals continued institutional commitment to Bourgeois's graphic output as a primary site of personal and thematic exploration. Curators and collectors can read the collaboration between the two Paris institutions as preparation for broader access to her drawings and prints ahead of the six-month BnF presentation. The documented inscriptions supply direct textual evidence of the artist's recurring concerns with motherhood and chromatic meaning.
- Artists: Louise Bourgeois
- Museums: Centre Pompidou, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Locations: Paris
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