Conference: "The Art of Louise Bourgeois: an Encyclopaedia of Modern Art"

On 11 October 2001, an international conference took place devoted to the work of the famous American 20th-century sculptor Louise Bougeois. The conference was organized by the State Hermitage with the support of the New York-based Trust for Mutual Understanding.

Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky gave a speech of welcome to those attending. Artist, researchers and critics from Britain, Germany, Russia and the USA participated in the conference. The main theme of their contributions was the work of Louise Bourgeois in the context of 20th-century art.

Two films were shown during the conference: Louise Bourgeois (Arena Films, BBC, London, 1994; director - Nigel Finch) and Chere Louise (Les Films du Siamois, Paris, 1995; director - Brigitte Cornand).

Bourgeois's numerous exhibitions have become real cultural events for the acknowledged world capital's of modern art - New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Venice and Madrid. Her works are present in the most famous collections of 20th-century art - the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

The exhibition "Louise Bourgeois in the Hermitage" opened in St Petersburg on 9 October 2001. It runs until 13 January 2002.

Marina Koldobskaya. Curator.
Director of Museum for Non-Conformist Art