Bourgeois famously called art her “guarantee of sanity,” and she managed her aggression throughout her life by giving it physical form as objects. Donald Kuspit argues that her art-making was a compulsion that allowed her to carry on, if not to heal. For Louise Bourgeois, making art was literally a matter of life and death.

Participants in the ASL community are invited to explore the exhibition Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter through a guided tour led by Alexandria Wailes.

These courses focus on looking closely at works of art and are ideal for anyone wishing to learn more about the Jewish Museum’s unique collections and exhibitions. Each tour is led by a Jewish Museum educator and will take place over Zoom.