Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist who gained fame only late in a long career, when her psychologically charged abstract sculptures, drawings and prints had a galvanizing effect on the work of younger artists, particularly women, died on Monday in Manhattan, where she lived. She was 98. The cause was a heart attack, said Wendy...
FOR decades, Louise Bourgeois, the French-born sculptor, has held court on Sundays in her 15-foot-wide town house on West 20th Street, meeting with young artists who would show up at her door with their latest pieces, eager to hear her sometimes sharply worded advice. They would at times line up out front until the appointed hour. Now Ms. Bourgeois...

It's something of a London tradition: the scrum of events, exhibitions and gallery shows timed to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park. That is true this year as well, and luckily many of the outlying shows last long after the fair is over. The overall effect is of contrasts. If the 2008 Frieze, which ran for five days, ending on...