The sensation that has lingered from an artists talk sophie calle gave at the school of visual arts in new york years ago is the thrilling suspicion that she was quite effortlessly bluffing her way through much of it. Over the past thirty years, sophie calle has invited strangers to sleep in her bed, followed a man through the streets of paris to venice, hired a detective to spy on herself before providing a report of her day, taken a job as a chambermaid in a hotel to photograph guests personal. Imagine yourself at an art exhibit where black and white photographs line the walls. Mar 07, 2009 sophie calles art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of intense emotional response usually inspired by epic literature or film. In 2010, sophie calle was the recipient of the hasselblad award for photography. Sophie calle was the recipient of the 2010 hasselblad award for photography and the 2017 icp infinity award. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Ghosts reminds us again of this awareness in a beautifully simple yet challenging project.
A notoriously controversial figure of the european scene and one of frances leading conceptual artists to date, sophie calle dedicated her career to the creative exploration of personal relationships, investigating both psychological and emotional terrains of all of us. In 1979, sophie calle asked several 23 persons, friends, strangers, neighbors, to come and spend eight hours in her bed in order to keep this bed occupied twentyfour hours a day. Her work often incorporates elements of voyeurism, surveillance, and personal narrative to explore the nature of love, intimacy, violence and death. The haunting story of sophie calles mother, told through diary excerpts and family photographs she was called successively rachel, monique, szyndler, calle, pagliero, gonthier, sindler, reads the first lines of sophie calle. Details and instructions on how to disable those cookies are set out in our. 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 photogra. This book, however, is a master class in small personal vignettes. 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. Cuidese mucho at museo tamayo, mexico until 1st of march, 2015, for the last and first time at the musee dart contemporain, montreal 5 february 10 may 2015, and a. The violation was devastating to both the gardners. Below it, three columns of italic text are diary entries describing findings in the hotel room between sunday 22 february 1981 and tuesday 24. The exhibition will be on view from may 7 through june 25, 2005, at 534 west 21st street.
I asked for the moon and i got it when sophie calle first tried photography, she was told to pick another career. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Her most extraordinary works address rather ordinary human tendencies, from the morbid curiosity informing lhomme au carnet the address book, 1983 to the amorous betrayal of douleur exquise exquisite pain, 19842003, but calle knows how to up the. In the late 1970s, her career began when she photographed the. Projects from the past 10 years are explored in this magnificently illustrated volume. Apr 10, 2017 sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff.
Sophie calle, the tie, for parkett 36 the parkett books and. This is a twopart framed work comprising photographs and text. Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Paris, france, 1953 uses the mediums of photography, video, film, books, text, and performance to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations. Calle s work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo.
In the upper part, the title room 47 is printed below a colour photograph of elegantly carved wooden twin headboards behind a bed covered in rich brown satin. Le rituel danniversaire livre ii fermeture et bascule vers 9782330128920 doubles jeux by calle, sophie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Two men dressed in police uniforms made off with thirteen of the museums treasures, including jan vermeers the concert 165860, govaert flincks landscape with an obelisk 1638, and three works by rembrandt. May 12, 2009 in a juicy new twist on sophie calles practice of turning her private life into art, the artist invited 107 professional women, from a french intelligence officer to a talmudic scholar, to.
These stories of objects, love, heartbreak, art, and death find a lovely balance of vulnerability, playfulness, honesty, and strength. This commodity does not happen to be bronze or marble, however, but information, the elusive stuff that circulates constantly between consciousness, document and cyberspace. They include works of art, hand made tokens of affection, books and letters, junk and antiques, plastic trivia, items stolen from a restaurant, bottles of wine, chocolates and so on. In a juicy new twist on sophie calles practice of turning her private life into art, the artist invited 107 professional women, from a french intelligence officer to a talmudic scholar, to. Sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff. Published in 1984, sophie calles lhotel is a perfect book. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it to its anonymous owner. Sep 30, 2012 the address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction.
Her playful lifeasart work doesnt stop with magazine photo shoots. Jun 15, 2007 sophie calle has filled the french pavilion of the venice biennale with a praised exhibition about her emailed dumping letter. Sophie calle and the san francisco bay area missing and the related programming add a new chapter to sophie calles special relationship with the san francisco bay area. Historical records and family trees related to sophie calle. This comprehensive retrospective of sophie calle not only celebrates the breadth of her iconoclastic work but also leads to a. Fifty postcards featuring sophie calles bestknown works. Published in 1984, sophie calle s lhotel is a perfect book. Encased behind glass they become objects of magnetic desire and frustration to the viewer, who cannot hold.
On march 18, 1990, one of the most brazen art thefts of all time took place at bostons isabella stewart gardner museum. Like a sculptor of a past century, sophie calle in her art manipulates and reconfigures a commodity central to the economy of her time. This will be the artists second oneperson exhibition with the gallery since double game, in february march 2001. Sophie calle artist books, photographs, prints, editions. Cuidese mucho, santiago museum of contemporary art, chile. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Over the past thirty years, sophie calle has invited strangers to sleep in her bed, followed a man through the streets of paris to venice, hired a detective to spy on herself before providing a report of her day, taken a job as a chambermaid in a hotel to photograph guests personal belongings, asked blind people to tell her about. Throughout her career, the photographer and installation artist sophie calle has been creating tableaux that recreate her personal journeys. In 1981, calle took a job as a chambermaid at a venice hotel and secretly photographed the rooms in the absence of the guests. In 1979, sophie calle asked several 23 persons, friends, strangers, neighbors, to come and spend eight hours in her. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as. 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 photographs. Born 1953 in paris, france lives and works in paris. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names.
Featuring a stamped pink metallic cover, multiple paper changes, special boundin booklets. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8121 ratings. Born in paris, calle traveled for seven years after completing her studies. Variously described as a conceptual artist, a photographer, a movie director, and even a detective, she has developed a practice that is instantly recognizable for its distinct narrative elements and frequent combination of images with text. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. With such goals in mind, she utilized multimedia works and counts mostly on conceptual and performancelike projects. Having recently found an address book on the street which she photocopied and returned to its owner, she decided to call some of the telephone numbers in the. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. In les aveugles the blind, created in 1986, she questioned blind people on their representation of beauty.
Her work reflects that inevitable baudelaire phrase, poetry is for everyone. Sophie calle is an internationally recognized french artist whose work incorporates photography, performance, and writing. Sophie calle has filled the french pavilion of the venice biennale with a praised exhibition about her emailed dumping letter. The great french conceptual artist reveals how she persevered. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to question. Sophie calle has been described as a conceptual artist, a photographer, a movie director or even a detective. Sophie calles voyeuristic fascination with the lives of others inspired the hotel, a project she executed in the early 1980s while posing as. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist.
Over two years later, she distributed the missive to 107 women. We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Following on the heels of calles highly acclaimed did you see me. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Sophie calle, the tie, for parkett 36 the parkett books. Sophie calles art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of intense emotional response usually inspired by epic literature or film. With blind, french conceptual artist sophie calle born 1953 revisits three earlier works constructed around the idea of blindness. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Sophie calles voyeuristic fascination with the lives of others inspired the hotel, a project she executed in the early 1980s while posing as a chambermaid at a hotel in venice, italy. Sophie calle demonstrates a great social awareness. In the forthcoming months, several solo exhibitions of her work will be on view.
Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Sophie calle is a french artist who has exhibited extensively throughout the world since the late 1970s. Suddenly, you realize that you are the subject of each of the photographs. New yorkthe paula cooper gallery is pleased to present exquisite pain, an exhibition by acclaimed french artist sophie calle. Apr 25, 2017 the haunting story of sophie calles mother, told through diary excerpts and family photographs she was called successively rachel, monique, szyndler, calle, pagliero, gonthier, sindler, reads the first lines of sophie calle.
Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. The fertile mind of sophie calle the new york times. I read an earlier book by the artist sophie calle earlier this year and was underwhelmed by the writing. A controversial figure as well as one of frances leading conceptual artists, sophie calle explores her own psychological and emotional terrain in multimedia works, probing ideas of control, freedom, gender, intimacy, and distance in human relationships. Media in category sophie calle the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
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