Louise Bourgeois in: Louise Bourgeois, ‎Donald Burton Kuspit (1988). Bourgeois. p. 76
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Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn't help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women – women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in – older women and younger men.

— Louise Bourgeois on Art world

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn't help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women – women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in – older women and younger men." in the context of "Louise Bourgeois in: Louise Bourgeois, ‎Donald Burton Kuspit (1988). Bourgeois. p. 76" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Louise Bourgeois

About Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois (25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist and sculptor.