Louise Bourgeois: «Maman»
The spider sculpture "Maman" ("Mum") exposed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, in 2011 (photo: Didier Descouens).
"Maman" (1999) is made of bronze, stainless steel, and marble. 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).
It includes a sac containing 26 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of ribbed bronze.
Uploaded on 27 December 2015 into category: Sculpture
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