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 is known for conceptual, installation and performance art, teaching, photography. Sophie calle auction results artist auction records. 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. Calles 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 address book, the french artist sophie calle found an address book on a paris street, photocopied its pages, and returned it to its owner. When a boyfriend brokeup with her by email, french artist sophie calle asked 107 women to read the letter and to analyse it according to their professional interest it was set to music, reordered by a crosswordsetter, performed by an actress, and probed by a forensic psychiatrist, amongst others. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. The project, originally published as a serial in the newspaper. 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. When a boyfriend brokeup with her by email, french artist sophie calle asked 107 women to read the letter and to analyse it according to their professional interest. Throughout her career, the photographer and installation artist sophie calle has been creating tableaux that. In 2017, the artist was shortlisted for the deutsche borse photography foundation prize for my all actes sud, 2016, a retrospective book of.
For more than 30 years now, sophie calle has engaged in art as provocation. Apr 10, 2017 the annotated book double game included her interpretation of the work of maria, a fictional artist based on calle in paul austers 1992 novel, leviathan. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. This community page is administrated by claire duchesne in agreement with the artist and galerie perrotin. From a source source 6refenreces i can deduce that this shot was to represent her night on october the 5th 2002 where she professedly slept in the eiffel tower. Sophie calle exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and. She may be a an excellent stalker, but in her pursuit of strangers, calle presents a.
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. 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. We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Sophie calle investigates the distance between us in. 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. Its fascinating to read the french conceptual artist sophie calles the address book in the age of social media. Sophie calle born 9th 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. Described as haunting and a mystery novel that tirelessly searches for a missing person, the rachel monique project honors a daughters. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist.
Sophie calles true stories book was originally released in 1994 in french. About sophie calle the french conceptual artist sophie calle b. Using text and photography to correlate both media to create artwork. Rachel monique tells the story of monique szyndler, sophie calles mother who died in 2007, through diary excerpts and photographs selected by the artist from family albums.
The french daily newspaper liberation invited her to publish a. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. Sophie calle born 1953 is an internationally renowned artist whose controversial works explore the tensions between the observed, the reported, the secret and the unsaid. Images and text ed and provided courtesy of the artist. In her work, she has attempted to metaphorically seduce her. The exhibition was a major retrospective of sophie calles work and also developed a new series of works from her collaboration with new york author, paul auster, whose book, leviathan included a fictional character based on sophie calle. Sophie calle is an artist who uses text, photographs and some say performance to make. 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. 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. The pillow adds a great deal of context as the story does not end there. Sophie calle is a conceptual artist who performs investigations into the nature of privacy, secrecy, identity, what can be known and what is undiscoverable about other peoplelike a sociologist or anthropologist, but with a style and a dark curiosity and sense of illicit fun and breaking of trusts and taboos that no social scientist could muster, always with an air of danger and transgression. She then interviewed the people listed within and published the results in the french daily liberation. The fertile mind of sophie calle the new york times. From 2005, she also works as the professor at european graduate school in saasfee, switzerland, teaching film and photography.
Apr 10, 2017 over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. Jun 15, 2007 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. Throughout her career, the photographer and installation artist sophie calle has been creating tableaux that recreate her personal journeys. As multifaceted as the artist herself, this stunningly illustrated book on sophie calles recent installations displays her genius for entwining personal experience with universal truth. Sophie calle makes portraits of herself and strangers through investigative methods including surveillance, interviews, photography, and text. Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. In this remarkable artists book, french conceptual artistprovocateur sophie calle presents 107 outside interpretations of a breakup email she received from. Perhaps her most contentious work, address book 1983 was inspired by an address book. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Sophie calles secrets art project at greenwood cemetery. On the occasion of the event, fraenkel gallery will also present a special exhibition by sophie calle at fraenkellab. Calle, sophie sophie calle artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and. 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.
One of calles first projects to generate public controversy was address book 1983. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Sophie calle book launch and signing at 192 books, ny paula cooper gallery, siglio press and 192 books invite you to join sophie calle for a signing of the beautiful artists book of calles legendary work, the address book, saturday, november 10 at 6. Sep 23, 2009 from following a stranger to venice to burying her mothers jewellery at the north pole, sophie calle is frances foremost artist of the unexpected wed 23 sep 2009 16. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. Sophie calles art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of intense emotional response usually inspired by epic literature or film. Sophie calle, the french conceptual artist, spent last weekend in brooklyns famed greenwood cemetery helping visitors take their secrets to the grave. From following a stranger to venice to burying her mothers jewellery at the north pole, sophie calle is frances foremost artist of the unexpected wed. Jun 29, 2018 sophie calle born 9th october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Sep 30, 2012 sophie calle is a conceptual artist who performs investigations into the nature of privacy, secrecy, identity, what can be known and what is undiscoverable about other peoplelike a sociologist or anthropologist, but with a style and a dark curiosity and sense of illicit fun and breaking of trusts and taboos that no social scientist could muster, always with an air of danger and transgression. Sophie calle is certainly best known for her photography work, but her photographs more than often come with the writings or become a cornerstone for her video and installation works. The book mixes fact with fiction, creating a mythical character maria who in part enacts some of sophie. Sep 03, 2008 when a boyfriend brokeup with her by email, french artist sophie calle asked 107 women to read the letter and to analyse it according to their professional interest.
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. Growing up in a southern california suburb, culture was limited to whatever action film was playing at the multiplex. She has mounted solo shows at major museums around the world and represented france at the venice biennale in 2007. Sophie calles controversial address book will be published. Sophie calles the address book, an excerpt the new yorker. 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. Sophie calle is the first artist i truly understood. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following him through the map. Sophie calle investigates the distance between us in suite. The annotated book double game included her interpretation of the work of maria, a fictional artist based on calle in paul austers 1992 novel, leviathan. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Nov 20, 2012 its fascinating to read the french conceptual artist sophie calles the address book in the age of social media.
In 2019, sophie calle received the centenary medal from the royal photographic society which was established in 1993 in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography. Mar 24, 2015 for more than 30 years now, sophie calle has engaged in art as provocation. 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. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Artist sophie calle recounts her serendipitous path to becoming an artist, beginning with a chance stay at a photographers home in bolinas, california, and an experimental visit to a cemetery with a camera. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and. Born in paris in 1953, sophie calle is the daughter of oncologist and collector robert calle and book critic and press attache monique findler.
Critics of calles work often describe it as mere snooping. Up until this point i didnt really understand what art was or what the point of it was. Published by xavier barral, 2019 texts and pictures by sophie calle texts in english 24. 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. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and. She explores what it is to be an observer and to be observed.
Sophie calle artist books, photographs, prints, editions. Sophie calle is a french artist who has exhibited extensively throughout the world since the late 1970s. Intrusive, invasive, inquisitive calle the new york. Cover from suite venitienne by sophie calle, published by siglio, 2015. Sophie calle the address book 2009 available for sale. 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. Born in paris, calle traveled for seven years after completing her studies. Calle s work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and. Paris 1953, lives and works in malakoff, france has exhibited extensively around the globe since the late 1970s. Oct 29, 2015 sophie calle is certainly best known for her photography work, but her photographs more than often come with the writings or become a cornerstone for her video and installation works. Sophie calle is getting ready to publish one of her early controversial works, the address book, in book form in english for the first time, with art book imprint siglio press. Originally published in french as an artists book in 1980 and reissued in 2015 by siglio press in english, suite venitienne epitomizes sophie calles idiosyncratic, documentarystyle text and photography in an eloquent blend of fact and fiction. Reading and making notes on sophie calles new publication, i am trying to be attentive, but am distracted with loneliness. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner.
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