Metamorfosis (MoMA 493b), 1999
Intaglio on wove BFK Rives paper
Signed & numbered from edition of 25 + 10AP
425 by 380 mm 16¾ by 15 in
Metamorfosis (MoMA 493b), 1999 is one of 7 images from the deluxe edition of Louise Bourgeois' Metamorfosis illustrated book.
The first 25 editions of the book (from a total edition of 85) were accompanied with 7 intaglios (featured here). These works on paper are extremely rare to come across.
The 7 works chosen for this project tie into the larger themes of memory, identity, and trauma found throughout Bourgeois' work.
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