Philip Larratt-Smith Books

For the past two years, Argentinian artist Guillermo Kuitca has created an extensive body of large-scale paintings and meticulously detailed graphite works, which is presented for the first time at Hauser & Wirth's Savile Row gallery. Shifting from gestural mark-making to acute linear precision and incorporating diverse motifs central to Kuitca's practice - fragmented cartographies and architectural plans - the works explore many different histories, all linked together by Kuitca's unique painterly language.

This book delves into the intersection of Louise Bourgeois's art and writing with Freudian psychoanalysis, highlighting how her personal experiences and psychological themes influenced her creative expression. It examines Bourgeois's complex emotional landscape and the ways in which her work reflects her struggles with identity, trauma, and femininity, offering insights into her artistic process and the deeper meanings behind her most significant pieces.