Sophie calle, the tie, for parkett 36 the parkett books. When sophie calle first tried photography, she was told to pick another career. Sophie calle investigates the distance between us in. Sophie calle investigates the distance between us in suite. Jun 18, 2016 basics plus, university place all photos by the author for hyperallergic in april 1981, a detective followed the french artist sophie calle through the streets of paris for one day. The video moves chronologically from calles receipt, in 1988, of seven stills from the security cameras of an american bank, to her acquisition of three full tapes of atm security. Now, the address book, a key and controversial work in calles oeuvre, is being published for the first time in its entirety in english as a. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo. Paris, france, 1953 uses the mediums of photography, video, film, books, text, and performance to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations. Nov 20, 2012 its fascinating to read the french conceptual artist sophie calles the address book in the age of social media. Take care of yourself posted on april 3, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst this is a strange exercise, i am about critique, or at least comment upon, a series of photographs and text by sophie calle, this is not the strange part.
Sophie calle makes portraits of herself and strangers through investigative methods including surveillance, interviews, photography, and text. The books and articles below constitute a bibliography of the sources. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to question. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to. Jan 23, 2020 fraenkel gallery is pleased to present sophie calle. In suite venitienne siglio press, 2015 calle follows an acquaintance, henri b. Sophie calle was born into an intellectual and creative household in 1953 paris, where she experienced an unconventional childhood. With blind, french conceptual artist sophie calle born 1953 revisits three earlier works constructed around the idea of blindness. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. 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.
She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Its fascinating to read the french conceptual artist sophie calles the address book in the age of social media. The haunting story of sophie calles mother, told through diary excerpts and family photographs. Critics of calles work often describe it as mere snooping. Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. First auster managed to seduce calle with the novel leviathan 1992, featuring a character named maria turner based on the real conceptual artist sophie calle. Because, an exhibition of new works on view for the first time in the u.
For more than 30 years now, sophie calle has engaged in art as provocation. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Sophie calle, the tie, for parkett 36 the parkett books and. 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. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. She then interviewed the people listed within and published the results in the french daily liberation. Buy this book distinguished french writer and artist calle investigates the construction of identity. Her oncologist father, robert calle, was a renowned art collector and former director of the nimes carre dart, a contemporary art museum. Sophie calles thirtyminute video unfinished 2005, on display at the utah museum of contemporary art umoca, narrates the artists troubled fifteenyear investigation of money. Mar 24, 2015 for more than 30 years now, sophie calle has engaged in art as provocation.
An allstar memorial album for souris the cat is the latest project from french artist sophie calle wed 17 oct 2018 12. Take care of yourself is a whip smart, elegant monument to the complicated matter that is romantic communication. This will be the artists second oneperson exhibition with the gallery since double game, in february march 2001. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8121 ratings. Sophie calles the address book, an excerpt the new yorker.
As gil pasternak observes, in the first six decades of the twentieth century, photographic scholars were primarily interested in highbrow artistic. Dec 27, 2012 sophie calle npr coverage of sophie calle. If the name turner rings a bell, its because a writer named turner is the subject of. 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. Apr 10, 2017 sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. French artist sophie calle and american photographer greg shephards autobiographical account of their road trip across america. She may be a an excellent stalker, but in her pursuit of strangers, calle presents a. Is it just a coincidence that this fantastical catalogue of french artist sophie calles projects over the years ever so slightly resembles, in its intimate size 23. Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff.
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. Since the 1980s, her work has been shown at galleries and museums throughout the world, including the whitney museum of american art and the museum of modern art, new york, tate modern, london and pariss centre pompidou, which hosted a major retrospective in 2005. Perhaps her most contentious work, address book 1983 was inspired by an address book. Calles route includes systematic trailing and sporadic tracking of strangers with whom.
Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following him through the map. Sophie calles written accounts of these encountersjuxtaposed with her photographsoriginally appeared as serial in the french newspaper liberation over the course of one month in 1983. The copies from 110 to 610 were realized in 1980, the copies from 710 to 1010 and the artist proof ea 110 a ea 1010 were realized in 1990. Featuring a stamped pink metallic cover, multiple paper changes, special boundin booklets.
Intrusive, invasive, inquisitive calle madeleine schwartz. The project, originally published as a serial in the newspaper. I first learned of sophie calle in gregoire boulliers short novel, the mystery guest and then tore through her short book, the address book. In each piece, a felt curtain embroidered with calles writing conceals a hidden photograph behind it. Lhotel french edition french paperback 1984 by sophie calle author. Follow sophie calle and explore their bibliography from s sophie calle author page. She may be a an excellent stalker, but in her pursuit of strangers.
Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following him through. Her work often incorporates elements of voyeurism, surveillance, and personal narrative to explore the nature of love, intimacy, violence and death. Rachel monique is a highly personal and moving book, intimate and universal in its expressions of mourning and memory. In les aveugles the blind, created in 1986, she questioned blind people on their representation of beauty.
She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following. The great french conceptual artist reveals how she persevered and finally got her revenge. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Her playful lifeasart work doesnt stop with magazine photo shoots. Why are bono, pharrell and michael stipe paying tribute to. Sophie calle born 1953 creates works exploring the tensions between the observed, the reported, the secret and the unsaid. After finding a lost address book, the artist sets out to understand i. Sophie calles work is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum it is intimate and emotional, it quietly asks you to hold it, almost always as a book, and experience it at your own pace. Working across photography, film, and text, her oftcontroversial projects involve thorough documentation of other peoples lives and her interactions with them, as seen in her work suite venitienne 1980 wherein the artist followed a stranger from paris to venice. Fraenkel gallery is pleased to present sophie calle. Sophie calle, louise lawler, richard misrach, diane neumaier, richard ross, thomas struth.
Nov 01, 2015 in the address book, the french artist sophie calle found an address book on a paris street, photocopied its pages, and returned it to its owner. Basics plus, university place all photos by the author for hyperallergic in april 1981, a detective followed the french artist sophie calle through the streets of paris for one day. The exhibition will be on view from may 7 through june 25, 2005, at 534 west 21st street. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Is it just a coincidence that this fantastical catalogue of french artist sophie calle s projects over the years ever so slightly resembles, in its intimate size 23.
In the early nineteeneighties, the french artist sophie calle, who is known for projects that involve immersing herself in the lives of strangers or. Buy this book distinguished french writer and artist calle. New yorkthe paula cooper gallery is pleased to present exquisite pain, an exhibition by acclaimed french artist sophie calle. Sophie calle tito limited to only 10 copies signed photographs. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. In the address book, the french artist sophie calle found an address book on a paris street, photocopied its pages, and returned it to its owner. Both hide behind their cameras as they make the mythical journey westward from new york to california in gregs troubling convertible. Oct 08, 2012 in the early nineteeneighties, the french artist sophie calle, who is known for projects that involve immersing herself in the lives of strangers or allowing strangers a view of her own life. This commodity does not happen to be bronze or marble, however, but information, the elusive stuff that circulates constantly between consciousness, document and cyberspace. In presenting viewers with the text before the picture, calle upends the usual order in which. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction.
Sophie calle is an internationally recognized french artist. Jan 09, 2011 when sophie calle first tried photography, she was told to pick another career. The fertile mind of sophie calle the new york times. She was called successively rachel, monique, szyndler, calle, pagliero, gonthier, sindler, reads the first lines of sophie calle.
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