by Maleeha Sambur

Louise Bourgeois' Chelsea home will open to the public this summer through the Easton Foundation, offering admirers of the French-born sculptor a new window into how she lived and worked. The brownstone on West 20th Street, which Bourgeois and her husband Robert Goldwater purchased in 1962, remains largely unchanged since her passing in 2011, with garments still hanging in closets and countertops cluttered with toiletries, which make it seem as if she's only stepped out for an errand. The townhouse's four floors are imbued with personal history -- it's where Bourgeois coped with the loss of her husband, flourished as an artist, held her famous Sunday salons, and became involved in activism -- and this intimate glimpse seems to reflect her pragmatic, unfussy attitude towards the business of living.

Head over to the New York Times to read more and check out photographer Nicholas Calcott's wonderful images here.