Maman, Bronze spider sculpture at Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
The nine-meter tall spider sculpture contains a sac with 32 marble eggs beneath its bronze body and rests on eight slender legs.
Artist Louise Bourgeois created Maman in 1999 as a commission for the Unilever Series at Tate Modern, leading to multiple castings worldwide.
The spider form represents motherhood through the parallels between arachnids and weavers, reflecting the profession of the artist's mother in tapestry restoration.
Visitors can walk underneath and around the sculpture, which stands at the entrance plaza of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Each leg of the sculpture extends outward like a Gothic arch, supporting a weight of several tons through precise engineering calculations.
Location: Bilbao
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Inception: 1999
Creator: Louise Bourgeois
Made from material: bronze, stainless steel, marble
Creator: Louise Bourgeois
GPS coordinates: 43.26917,-2.93296
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:42
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