Louise Bourgeois & Staten Island

Photo, avec chat noir, from google street view.

Did you know Louise Bourgeois bought a house on Staten Island?

Originally intended for her son, who never lived there, she treated the house as a sculptural environment and named it “Maison Vide.” It is still owned by her foundation.

A single-edition drypoint sketch she made of her property, titled “Mud Land” c. 1989, is in the collection of MoMA.

Photo, avec chat noir, from google street view.

Culturbia is made possible, in part, by a Future Culture Creative Placemaking Grant from Staten Island Arts, with public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Culturbia is also made possible, in part, by a DCA Art Fund Grant from Staten Island Arts, with public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.