Sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff. Perhaps her most contentious work, address book 1983 was inspired by an address book. 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. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it to its anonymous owner. Sophie calle was the recipient of the 2010 hasselblad award for photography and the 2017 icp infinity award. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist.
Mar 04, 2017 the deutsche borse photography foundation prize 2017, featuring sophie calles new work, is at the photographers gallery. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Sophie calle artist books, photographs, prints, editions. 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. 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. 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. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calles projects have frequently drawn on episodes from her own life, but this bookpart visual memoir, part meditation on the resonances of photographs and. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction.
Amelia gentleman talks to sophie calle, frances most famous conceptual artist, about the upsides of misery, the pull of the bizarre and the joy of being in a paul auster novel. In this remarkable artists book, french conceptual artistprovocateur sophie calle presents 107 outside interpretations of a breakup email she received from. In the early nineteeneighties, the french artist sophie calle, known for projects that involve immersing herself in the lives of strangers or. Sophie calle historical records and family trees myheritage. The email was almost as if it was not meant for her.
With blind, french conceptual artist sophie calle born 1953 revisits three earlier works constructed around the idea of blindness. Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with mutualarts artist profile. 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. Sophie calles voyeuristic portraits of hotel rooms. In a 2008 conversation between artists sophie calle and jill magid, calle noted that lhomme au carnet aka the address book, 1983. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8277 ratings. Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. The hotel room 47, 1981 the hotel room 44, 1981 the hotel room 29, 1981 the hotel room 28, 1981 in this series calle combines factual documentation with personal responses to the hotel guests whose lives she glimpsed through voyeuristic examination of their belongings. Her playful lifeasart work doesnt stop with magazine photo shoots. She is a writer and director, known for nouvelle suite venitienne 1984, faux fuyants 1983 and no sex last night 1996. Sophie married drausin arsene billard on month day 1832, at age 29 at marriage place. Cuidese mucho, santiago museum of contemporary art, chile. This community page is administrated by claire duchesne in agreement with the artist and galerie perrotin.
Sophie calle has been described as a conceptual artist, a photographer, a movie director or even a detective. Sophie calle published the photographs within the diarylike report of her observations, in the book entitled ecrit sur limage. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Media in category sophie calle the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. In les aveugles the blind, created in 1986, she questioned blind people on their representation of beauty. Sophie calle french photographer, born in 1953 guide to pictures of works by sophie calle in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Discover book depositorys huge selection of sophie calle books online.
The legendary work in which artist and provocateur sophie calle finds an address book on the street in paris. The last image 2010 is an installation that weaves. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to question. Sophie calle was born on october 9, 1953 in paris, france. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following him through the map. One day she received an email from her boyfriend telling her it was over. Contextual translation of cuidense mucho into english. Gardners will stipulates that the arrangement of works in her namesake museums galleries never be altered, so for several years after the theft. Sophie calles the address book, an excerpt the new yorker. In the late 1970s, her career began when she photographed the. I photographed them withont their knmfledge, took note if their nwvements, then finally lost sight if them and jorgjt them. Please note that artwork locations are subject to change, and not all works are on view at all times. Paris, france, 1953 uses the mediums of photography, video, film, books, text, and performance to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations.
Calle, sophie 1953, french photographer and conceptual artist. Jan 01, 2004 sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Feb 20, 20 one day she received an email from her boyfriend telling her it was over. This exhibit will also feature works from calles autobiographies, and will open to the public at fraenkel gallery s fraenkellab 1632 market street for two. Throughout her career, the photographer and installation artist sophie calle has been creating. This has led her to investigate patterns of behaviour using techniques akin to those of a private investigator, a psychologist, or a forensic scientist. Sophie adele billard born calle was born in 1803, at birth place, to alexandre francois calle and marie rose victoire calle born letrosne. Apr 10, 2017 sophie calle in her home studio in the paris suburb of malakoff. Her work often incorporates elements of voyeurism, surveillance, and personal narrative to explore the nature of love, intimacy, violence and death. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
Calle turns the viewer or reader into an accomplice of her voyeurism filling them, too, with the urge to move unobserved through anothers private sphere. Calle herself was a stalking artist, and, in fact, following the article i linked to earlier a. Explore books by sophie calle with our selection at. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. I started this post intending to write about sophie calle, but, as you can tell, ive become somewhat sidetracked by the idea of stalking as art. For the pleasure offolluwing them, not because they particulary interested me. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. This exhibit will also feature works from calles autobiographies, and will open to the public at fraenkel gallerys fraenkellab 1632 market street for two months. Sophie calle, heather blackwell, and willem popelier. The fertile mind of sophie calle the new york times. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo. To staff and visitors of bostons isabella stewart gardner museum, where more than a dozen objects and works of art were stolen in march 1990, sophie calle recently posed this simple question.
Publishers description the address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Lhotel calle turns the viewer or reader into an accomplice of her voyeurism filling them, too, with the urge to move unobserved through anothers private sphere. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. Books by sophie calle all formats hardcover paperback sort by. 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. 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. Gotham handbook new york, mode demploi livre vii fermeture et bascule vers 9782330128890 photographie 17dec1998.
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. Sophie calle, the birthday ceremony detail 3 1998 sophie calle is fascinated by the interface between our public lives and our private selves. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. All siglio titles are distributed to the trade by artbookd. This exhibition by one of frances leading contemporary artists consists of two parts. The reader paperback january 1, 2009 by sophie calle author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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