Discussion Questions
The Nest
Louise Bourgeois
November 2018
Louise Bourgeois, The Nest, 1994; collection SFMOMA, purchase through the Agnes E. Meyer and Elise S. Haas Fund and the gifts of Doris and Donald Fisher, Helen and Charles Schwab, and Vicki and Kent Logan; © Louise Bourgeois / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
- Describe the lines and shapes that you see in this work. For example, “I see a thin, curving line.”
- Is this work beautiful to you? Why or why not? Is it still art if it is not beautiful, or if it makes you uneasy? Why or why not?
- Bourgeois selected the spider as a symbol to represent her. What symbol would you choose to represent yourself? Why?
