Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. I see his silhouette on the we meander from room to room. One of calles first projects to generate public controversy was address book 1983. Paris, france, 1953 uses the mediums of photography, video, film, books, text, and performance to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations. Tibetan music, healing music, relaxation music, chakra, relaxing music for stress relief, 2853c duration. Double blind, 1992film, colour, sound, partly subtitled. This exhibition by one of frances leading contemporary artists consists of two parts. When a boyfriend dumped her by email, french artist sophie calle asked 100 women to read it and became the star of the venice biennale, reports angelique chrisafis. I knew that calle had then taken that letter to 107 women no idea how that number was chosen and had them interpret, dissect. When she returned to paris in 1979, she began a series of projects to familiarize herself with the people of the city, through which she hoped to construct identities by offering documentary proof in the form of. Sophie calles the address book, an excerpt the new yorker. Laurie anderson marries friend sophie calle artnet news.
Michael penhallow, greg shepard and sophie calleproduction. Sophie calle uses disturbing personal details of her lifeand sometimes she appropriates inappropriate details of other peoples lives, whether they know it or notas the raw materialof her work. Sophie calle artist books, photographs, prints, editions. Featuring a stamped pink metallic cover, multiple paper changes, special boundin booklets, bright green envelopes containing dvds and even braille endpapers, it is a deeply poignant. French project artist sophie calle has become well known for her iconoclastic performance art that blends the visual and the textual. Her work reflects that inevitable baudelaire phrase, poetry is for everyone.
Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and. In the early nineteeneighties, the french artist sophie calle, who is known for projects that involve immersing herself in the lives of strangers or. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. This community page is administrated by claire duchesne in agreement with the artist and galerie perrotin. But her work is not the aesthetes version of reality television.
Sophie calle, for the last and first time march 20 wednesday june 30 sunday, 20 the hara museum is proud to present a solo exhibition by the french artist sophie calle. In les aveugles the blind, created in 1986, she questioned blind people on their representation of beauty. Bohen foundation, new yorkgemini filmspostproduction. In a 2008 conversation between artists sophie calle and jill magid, calle noted that lhomme au carnet aka the address book, 1983 was her only work to date where she went. This has led her to investigate patterns of behaviour using techniques akin to those of a private investigator, a. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following. Born in paris, calle traveled for seven years after completing her studies. Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. In the end you understand and share calles frustrations as if they were yours. I walk with jacques give him a kiss and continue my walk alone. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Rachel, monique, sophie calles installation at the episcopal church of the heavenly rest, examines her mothers life and death through photographs, diary entries and. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Publie dans 1 book 1 day, art contemporain, expos et tague editions actes sud, bnf, christine. In rachel, monique, sophie calle eulogizes her mother. With editorial assistance by robert violette for the englishlanguage edition published in 2007 by actes sud. Calles most recent cultural hit was the 2007 venice biennale piece take care of yourself, in which calle asked women to read a breakup email. Gabrielle moser, workingthrough public and private labour. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to.
Sophie calle and i skyped on a midmarch day, me in new york with snow outside my windows, calle in paris with leaves outside hers. Les dormeurs the sleepers in 1979, in which she invited twentyfour. Sophie calle demonstrates a great social awareness. She lives and works in malakoff, france 2015 20142015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004.
Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Yellow brick cinema relaxing music recommended for you. Hardback, 424 pages with 4 cds and two small booklets, 5 illustrations 29. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. Her work often incorporates elements of voyeurism, surveillance, and personal narrative to explore the nature of love, intimacy, violence and death. Sophie calle, the tie, for parkett 36 the parkett books. The iconic french artist knows very well where her life ends and where her art begins. In this remarkable artists book, french conceptual artistprovocateur sophie calle presents 107 outside interpretations of a breakup email she received from her lover the day he ended their affair.
Calle, sophie 1953, french photographer and conceptual artist. Published in 1984, sophie calles lhotel is a perfect book. Features a stamped pink metallic cover, multiple paper changes, special boundin booklets, bright green envelopes containing dvds and even braille endpapers. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo.
The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. With blind, french conceptual artist sophie calle born 1953 revisits three earlier works constructed around the idea of blindness. I wore the sweater of a dead french actress i bought on ebay and a seal vertebra around my neck. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Actes sud 2007 420 pages, booklets, 3 dvds, hardcover. Ghosts reminds us again of this awareness in a beautifully simple yet challenging project. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8121 ratings.
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