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It prompts reflections on the fluidity of gender and the intricacies of identity, inviting viewers to consider dual natures within a single entity, questioning societal norms about gender and the human body.<br \/>\nIn contrast, Louise Bourgeois\u2019s Janus Fleuri introduces a modern contemplation of duality through personal and psychological introspection.<br \/>\nCreated in 1968, this bronze sculpture, which Bourgeois described as a self-portrait, features two phalluses joined back-to-back and was inspired by the Roman deity Janus, whose simultaneous gaze into the future and the past represents the complexity of temporal and psychological dualities. The central seam mirrors female genitalia, emphasizing the interchangeability of human anatomy. 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