August 16, 2026

A major retrospective devoted to this French-American sculptor ran at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa from April 2011, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm followed with 'I Have Been to Hell and Back' in early 2015. The Ottawa show opened the year after her death. Which twentieth-century woman artist is being described?

A Louise Bourgeois
B Eve Ensler
C Georgia O'Keeffe
D Anne Whitney

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a French-American sculptor best known for her large-scale spider works, including the 'Maman' series. The Ottawa show marked the year after her death and travelled among international museums; the Stockholm retrospective drew its title from her diaries.

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