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The work depicts twelve minutely different images of the artist's own ear printed onto a cloth which was part of Bourgeois's own wedding trousseau. She often explores elements of her own anatomy in her work and uses the ear as a symbol of listening. Each ear has a punched out hole, individually sewn like a buttonhole.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Ears, 2004, 2004
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Drypoint on cloth
Dimensions
18 x 15 cm
Grant
4000
Total cost
7350
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