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louise was born in Paris, France
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She first studied maths and geometry in the Sorbonne university, claiming that it gave her "peace"
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When her mother died, she decided to stop studying maths and started studying art
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She married Robert Goldwater and moved to new york
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After trying to have s child for years, she gave birth to Jean-Louise
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She gave birth to her second child, Alain
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series of paintings in which Bourgeois explores the relationship of a woman and the home. In the works, women's heads have been replaced with houses, isolating their bodies from the outside world and keeping their minds domestic.
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The cells enclose psychological and intellectual states, primarily feelings of fear and pain. Bourgeois stated that the Cells represent "different types of pain; physical, emotional and psychological, mental and intellectual
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Maman alludes to the strength of her mother, with metaphors of spinning, weaving, nurture and protection.
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This award is considered the most prestigious one for art, and is often compared to the novel price
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This is the highest rank given to anyone who serves to france
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With 98 years of age, she died in New York
