Feb 20, 20 one day she received an email from her boyfriend telling her it was over. In 1981, calle took a job as a chambermaid at a venice hotel and secretly photographed the rooms in the absence of the guests. Following the resounding success of her introspective retrospective mastu vue. 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. 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.
We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. 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 catalog offers rich illustrations featuring all the main artworks exhibited during the centre pompidous restrospective on. Jan 07, 2016 sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. This comprehensive retrospective of sophie calle not only celebrates t. Over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. One day she received an email from her boyfriend telling her it was over. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Sophie calle is a contemporary french conceptual artist known for her explorations of personal relationships and chance events. Sophie calle, toyota municipal museum of art, aichi, japan. Since the early 1980s, sophie calle has been involved in creating an art where.
In 2003, a sophie calle retrospective titled mastu vue did you see me. Essays by olivier rolin and yvealain bois, and the participation of damien hirst, accompagny a total of over 500 images. Sophie calle is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Sophie calle, christine macel, yvealain bois, olivier rolin, centre georges pompidou. Oct 19, 2008 sophie calle is a reckless provocateur, a woman who mines the most intimate moments in life, even the death of her mother. The book features calle s bestknown works, including the blind, no sex last night, the hotel, the address book and a woman vanishes, as well as previously unseen images. In the early nineteeneighties, the french artist sophie calle, who is known. Apr 10, 2017 over the course of her 38yearlong career, sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. Isbn 9782844262202 9782844262202 hardcover, actes sud, 2003 sophie calle. Information about the 20032004 exhibition sophie calle. 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.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Essays by olivier rolin and yvealain bois, and the participation of damien hirst, accompagny a. Sophie calle m as tu vue editions xavier barral hardcover november 18, 2003 by calle sophie author 3. The resulting one hundred and seventy six photographs and twenty three text descriptions are then arranged in chronological order in a grid pattern on the wall. Nov 18, 2003 wearing many different hats detective, documentarian, behavioural scientist and diarist sophie calle is connecting art to life. Sophie calles the address book, an excerpt the new yorker. Her work often incorporates elements of voyeurism, surveillance, and personal narrative to explore the nature of love, intimacy, violence and death. 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, bruno racine foreword, alfred pacquement foreword 4.
Sophie calles voyeuristic portraits of hotel rooms. 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. Sophie calle, mas tu vue exhibition catalogue a captivating book on sophie calle. With such goals in mind, she utilized multimedia works and counts mostly. 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. Calles work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary. I therefore conclude that the title of this book, whose isbn is given on the back cover and on the page as 37930357, is best rendered as sophie calle. See available photographs, prints and multiples, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Sophie calle is a reckless provocateur, a woman who mines the most intimate moments in life, even the death of her mother. The book also includes diary excerpts and video stills, along with three critical. Sophie calles thirtyminute video unfinished 2005, on display at the utah. Calle s work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary.
The book features calles bestknown works, including the blind, no sex last night, the hotel, the address book and a woman vanishes, as well as previously unseen images. Sophie calle was born into an intellectual and creative household in 1953 paris, where she experienced an unconventional childhood. 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, mas tu vue exhibition catalogue boutique.
Further reading sophie calle and jean baudrillard, suite venitienneplease follow me, trans. The email was almost as if it was not meant for her. 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. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. With such goals in mind, she utilized multimedia works and counts mostly on conceptual and performancelike projects. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic. In an email, i requested an interview with calle for a book.
Sophie calle, mas tu vue exhibition catalogue boutique du. This comprehensive retrospective of sophie calle not only celebrates the breadth of her iconoclastic work but also leads to a deeper understanding of her. 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. 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. Sophie grew up in paris with her mom and was working with the mlac movement for the liberation of abortion and contraception. In her work, she has attempted to metaphorically seduce her.
Indeed, the first piece, which accompanies calles exhibition mastu vue. Sophie calles art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of. The catalog offers rich illustrations featuring all the main artworks exhibited during the centre pompidous restrospective on sophie calle in 2003. Covering the retrospective show on sophie calle, this book sheds light on her powerful iconoclastic work and help you better understand her unique artistic. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Traveled to irish museum of modern art, dublin, ireland 62281504. Photographs, diary excerpts and video stills sit alongside three critical essays, and intimate interviews with the artist and with fellow artist damien hirst. Paris, france, 1953 uses the mediums of photography, video, film, books, text, and performance to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations.
I first tried to contact her in february of this year through the fraenkel gallery in san francisco. Mas tu vue, exhibition catalogue, centre georges pompidou, paris 2003, reproduced pp. Nov 08, 2011 clean bedsheets were provided at the disposal of each sleeper s. Her oncologist father, robert calle, was a renowned art collector and former director of the nimes carre dart, a contemporary art museum. Sophie calles art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of intense emotional response usually inspired by epic literature or film.
Oct 08, 2012 sophie calles the address book, an excerpt. Born in paris, calle traveled for seven years after completing her studies. Exhibition catalogs exhibition catalogues exhibitions expositions. Sophie calle, mastu vue sophie calle, christine macel.
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 reader, exhibition catalogue, whitechapel gallery, london 2009. Directed by christine macel, curator of the exhibition devoted to sophie calle by the centre pompidou in 20032004, mastu vue. Many of her works juxtapose writing and photography to question. Published in 1984, sophie calles lhotel is a perfect book. 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. Sophie calle is a french artist who has exhibited extensively throughout the world since the late 1970s. 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. Sono presenti lavori noti quali the blind, no sex last night, the hotel, the address book e a woman vanishes ma anche opere inedite piu recenti. Yvealain bois harvard university will take place at 192 books, 192 tenth avenue at 21st street, on tuesday, may 10th, 2005, at 7 p. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8121 ratings. Christine macel, author, yvealain bois, author, olivier rolin, author. 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.