Comments on Googling Louise Bourgeois

wow. wow. if i were you, i would just show up. beat up the mean man, and talk with one of the coolest artists ever.

If I were Mean Man, I'd unlist Louise's phone number from Google and the like before getting all NYC-snooty.

Please tell me he's her snooty butler.

YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEW YORK. PERIOD.

OH. MY. GOD. If you don't fly there and at least stand outside shouting up to her window you will never forgive yourself. GO.

What they said. Go to one of these "cheep airplane tickets" pages, only thought of this one because someone got tickets to Amsterdam for $200 there
http://www.orbitz.com/
Don't over-think it. You should really, seriously jump on a plane and make an adventure happen. If tight-lipped phone man answers the door in your scenario, bring a few gifts along. Who can turn away someone with wrapped presents? Say you're "Jen from Seattle" on the intercom. Go.

Just go... to artists she has been famously accessible.

Jen - she has the salons every sunday, so go when you can. Just say you talked on the phone and she invited you (she won't remember). I went the same way - looked her up in the phone book and called. I've gone 3 times; it's very uneven. First time was great - Rob Storr critiqued my work for almost an hour - the second two times were not so great. But take a chance and go. She's not going to be around forever. ps she likes chocolates