A sweeping and deeply insightful study, Intimate Geometries offers the most comprehensive portrait to date of Louise Bourgeois—one of the most influential and provocative artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Written by distinguished curator and art critic Robert Storr, this monumental volume weaves together Bourgeois’s art, writings, and biography to reveal the complex interplay between her creative vision and personal experience.
 
Drawing on decades of research and direct conversations with the artist, Storr explores Bourgeois’s lifelong engagement with themes of memory, sexuality, family, and the body. Through detailed analyses of her sculptures, drawings, and installations, he illuminates the psychological and formal “geometries” that defined her practice. Richly illustrated with hundreds of color plates, rare archival images, and excerpts from Bourgeois’s own diaries, Intimate Geometries stands as both a scholarly achievement and a work of art in its own right.
 
This book is an essential resource for artists, scholars, and anyone captivated by the raw emotion and enduring power of Bourgeois’s work.