Over the past 30 years, artist Sophie Calle (born 1953) has orchestrated small moments of life as art, each time establishing a game, then setting its rules for herself and for others. Calle's work springs up around "the association of an image and a narrative around a game or autobiographical ritual, which strives to summon up the angst of absence while creating a relationship to others that is controlled by the artist," as curator and art critic Christine Macel puts it. Calle has carried out and documented these ...
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Over the past 30 years, artist Sophie Calle (born 1953) has orchestrated small moments of life as art, each time establishing a game, then setting its rules for herself and for others. Calle's work springs up around "the association of an image and a narrative around a game or autobiographical ritual, which strives to summon up the angst of absence while creating a relationship to others that is controlled by the artist," as curator and art critic Christine Macel puts it. Calle has carried out and documented these melancholy games in books, photographs, videos, films and performances. Sophie Calle: My All finds the artist experimenting with yet another mediums--the postcard set. Taking stock of her entire oeuvre, this set of postcards functions as a beautiful portfolio of Calle's work, as well as a new investigation of it, in an appropriately nomadic format.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Sophie Calle. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 50 p. Audience: General/trade. Fine (Like New)-an unread, precious post card set in a special gold case box. A First Edition-First Printing. This publication contains 54 images; one for each of Sophie Calle's projects to the date of publication. Every one of Sophie Calle's artistic projects documented over 30 years in books, photographs, videos, films-are collected, a "catalogue raisonne" in the form of postcards for each piece. Signed by Sophie on the initial card, serving as the book cover and title page, during her book signing appearance on April 25, 2017 at 192 Books, a book store in New York City. An event announcement will be included. The book will be carefully packaged in protective material; and shipped in a new box. Rest assured, that we will always treat our books, and our book buyers with the utmost respect.
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