Les grandes dames de l’art

Louise Bourgeois
06.05.2021

Fanny Michaëlis, Louise Bourgeois, 2021
© Fanny Michaëlis

The podcast “Les grandes dames de l’art” (“Great Women in Art”) gives a voice to women artists of the 20th century. They speak of their work, their lives, the world around them and their achievements. Let us go in search of their presence, their secrets. Let us rediscover the hidden history of women artists through their voices.

Sculpture has long been thought of as a technique reserved for men, and yet the most well-known and popular women artists of the 20th century were sculptors: Camille Claudel, Niki de Saint Phalle, Germaine Richier and the great work of Louise Bourgeois. What a strong character with a great sense of humour and high spirits! This is what we would like you discover about this extraordinary artist, who for so long worked in the dark, unnoticed, yet who never resented this.

“Les grandes dames de l’art” is a podcast produced by AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, in collaboration with the Institut national de l’audiovisuel, with the support of Maison Veuve Clicquot and the Ministry of Culture’s Délégation à la transmission, aux territoires et à la démocratie culturelle du ministère de la Culture.

Coordinated by: Mathilde de Croix and the AWARE team
Directed by: Élodie Royer
Music by: Juliano Gil
Credits: Andrew Nelson
Sound Editing: Basile Beaucaire
Scientific Advisors: Catherine Gonnard and Marjorie Micucci
Translation: Katia Porro
French Voice: Camille Morineau
English Voice: Lou Doillon
Translation of the Artist’s Voice: Eve Dayre

Extracts: Otte, Lyrics and singing by Louise Bourgeois, music by Satch Hoyt and Ramuntcho Matta; produced by Brigitte Cornand, Les Films du Siamois, Paris, 1995

Les grandes dames de l'art
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Niki de Saint Phalle - AWARE
11.02.2021

Niki de Saint Phalle

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Germaine Richier - AWARE
07.04.2021

Germaine Richier

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva - AWARE
03.06.2021

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Anna-Eva Bergman - AWARE
01.07.2021

Anna-Eva Bergman

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Aurélie Nemours - AWARE
08.09.2021

Aurélie Nemours

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Geneviève Asse - AWARE
13.10.2021

Geneviève Asse

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Leonor Fini - AWARE
16.11.2021

Leonor Fini

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Leonora Carrington - AWARE
09.12.2021

Leonora Carrington

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Valentine Hugo - AWARE
24.02.2022

Valentine Hugo

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Marie Vassilieff - AWARE
04.03.2022

Marie Vassilieff

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Sonia Delaunay - AWARE
28.04.2022

Sonia Delaunay

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Marie Laurencin - AWARE
16.06.2022

Marie Laurencin

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Gisèle Freund - AWARE
25.11.2022

Gisèle Freund

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