Statue & Monument · Roppongi
Maman (Roppongi Hills) ママン
Louise Bourgeois's 10 m bronze-and-steel spider, legs arched over the plaza at the foot of Mori Tower, carrying a sac of marble eggs, Roppongi Hills' unmissable public sculpture.
About
Maman (1999) is one of six casts of Louise Bourgeois's monumental spider, a tribute to her mother, a tapestry restorer: protective, patient and a weaver like the spider. It has stood in the 66 Plaza of Roppongi Hills since the complex opened in 2003, tall enough to walk beneath and look up at the sac of marble eggs suspended from its abdomen. With the glass Mori Tower soaring behind it and Tokyo Tower visible from the nearby terrace, it's a favourite photo spot by day and dramatic at night when uplit.
Highlights
- 10 m spider by Louise Bourgeois, one of six casts worldwide
- Walk underneath to see the marble egg sac
- Framed by the 238 m Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
- Uplit at night, eerie and photogenic
Tips
- Shoot from low under the legs, looking up at the egg sac with Mori Tower behind.
- Combine with Tokyo City View and Mori Art Museum above, and Mohri Garden's Japanese pond just behind TV Asahi.
- Roppongi Hills' Keyakizaka illuminations (mid-Nov to Christmas) make a great evening add-on.
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