Maman was created By Louise as an ode to the loving but tumultuous relationship that the artist shared with her mother. Maman was created to express the complexity of the relationship that parents have with their children.

Where is Maman spider now?

Maman is currently displayed outside of the entrance to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario after being purchased by the Gallery for $3.2 million in 2005. Maman, according to Bourgeois, represents a female spider who carries her white marble eggs beneath her.

How long did it take to make the Maman sculpture?

Louise Bourgeois

Over 30 feet high, the mammoth sculpture is one of the most ambitious undertakings in the long career of Louse Bourgeois. Over a vast oeuvre spanning more than sixty years, Bourgeois plumbed the depths of human emotion further and more passionately than perhaps any other artist of her time.

What does Maman mean?

[mamɑ̃ ] mum ⧫ mummy (Brit) ⧫ mom ⧫ mommy (USA)