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Is Boy and Girl

Is Boy and Girl
"JANUS FLEURI" (1968), sculpture in bronze by Louise BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)

...[What she creates as a sculptor out of her own subjectivity becomes an object for her, and for us, to love and hate. There are two clitorises or two flaccid penises; in between them is a representation of the female genitals experienced from inside. They look as if touched they would respond with pleasure. Stasis and movement are capured in bronze - a hard material made to represent softness. The title of the piece reminds us that most flowers contain both male and female elements. "It is perhaps a self-portrait", she said of the sculpture in September 1969, "one of many".]...

by Juliet MITCHELL, in "LOVE AND HATE, GIRL AND BOY", 2014

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 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
interesting...
though it's not my cup of tea !
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Christel Ehretsmann club
...neither my coffee, Christel! :D
9 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o it could even look like a clenched fist ;-) a boxer ... ;-) o0o
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
...yes, boy or girl?...
9 years ago.

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