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Watch the short film by Hauser & Wirth on the beautiful collaboration between artist Louise Bourgeois and printmaker Felix Harlan with commentary from Jerry Grorovoy. The film and cover still is shared here in the spirit of education and artistic commentary for your pleasure. Full copyright policy here
Louise Bourgeois took great delight in the printing process and built a friendship with her collaborator the printmaker Felix Harlan. Her former studio assistant Jerry Grorovoyto now runs her foundation, and gives us insight into her process and the exceptional artist Bourgeois was.
As stated in the film’s description, the duo “reflect on their frequent collaboration with the artist, characterized by an almost daily exchange of ideas and techniques. Their experience with Bourgeois was particularly noteworthy due to the striking parallel between the artist's creative process, marked by the repetitive layering and unearthing of emotional motifs and memories, and the meticulous, piecemeal physical layering process to printmaking.”
This film was created for the 2023 exhibition Once There was a Mother, at Hauser & Wirth New York.
Hauser & Wirth is an international contemporary and modern art gallery with spaces in Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Gstaad, St. Moritz, Monaco and Menorca.
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