Mask, 2002, by Louise Bourgeois, France/USA

 

Source above: "art", Germany, No. 11/ nov. 2004, page 29
Photo below: BBC/Arena

The great French-American artist and SCULPTOUR Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010) did not only stay creative into very high age, she also severely challenged common conceivements of “beauty” and "art".

Isabella Rossellini, Italy, * 1952

 ZEIT Magazin, 10.02.2011, Seite 12/13

Praise for the Italian actress and current "Berlinale" president Isabella Rossellini and her funny GREEN PORNO.

Toni Morrison, USA, * 1931

Photo: Zarateman, Wikipedia Commons, Mural of Toni Morrison in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Dec 2010

Listen to the great US AMERICAN WRITER and nobel prize winner Toni Morrison being interviewed by Time Magazine.

 

Hella Jongerius, Netherlands, *1963

Urn Vase for Droog by Hella Jongerius, photo (above) by Robaard/Theuwkens

More about the amazing Dutch interior designer Hella Jongerius from Rotterdam and her way of dealing with the ancient material CHICLE here.

Laughing Woman, China, Guizhou, 2009

 Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Veton

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