Louise Bourgeois: Crouching Spider April 18, 2007

'Crouching Spider,' a gigantic sculpture of bronze and stainless steel made up of a globular body and long, attenuated legs, is part of a celebrated series of spider sculptures that Louise Bourgeois produced beginning in the early 1990s. Measuring 1061/2 x 329 x 247 inches, this extraordinary work is at once both threatening and playful.