Writing one of the first comprehensive biographies of a major artist could prove daunting, but in the case of Marie-Laure Bernadac’s “Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois,” such an undertaking might be called heroic. Bourgeois lived to the age of 98, still active and furiously making art until the end. According to Bernadac’s thorough and vivid account, the French-American artist kept nearly everything she made, read, wore, or wrote in the course of a long life. Even the hardiest biographer might buckle under the weight of so much material. Yet Bernadac, a French curator who knew Bourgeois and organized exhibitions of her work during the artist’s lifetime, is ideal to take on the task. She makes no effort to conceal her sympathetic perspective on her subject, while recognizing Bourgeois as an artist who was emotionally volatile, depressive, competitive, driven, and visionary. Read the full review by Bridget Quinn (bquinnterest) at the link in bio. . . . 1 - Louise Bourgeois a...