I am so excited that Sophie Calle has a new exhibition coming to the Whitechapel Gallery from Oct 16 - Jan 3. I went to an exhibition at Camden Arts Centre years ago which was so inspiring. The quote below sums her up for me..
"I saw him for the first time in December 1985, at a lecture he was giving. I found him attractive, but one thing bothered me: he was wearing an ugly tie. The next day I anonymously sent him a thin brown tie. Later, I saw him in a restaurant; he was wearing it. Unfortunately, it clashed with his shirt. I was then that I decided to take on the task of dressing him from head to toe: I would send him one article of clothing every year at Christmas. In 1986, he received a pair of silk grey socks; in 1987, a black alpaca sweater; in 1988, a white shirt; in 1989, a pair of gold-plated cufflinks; in 1990, a pair of boxer shorts with a Christmas-tree pattern; nothing in 1991; and in 1992, a pair of grey trousers. Someday, when he is fully dressed by me, I would like to be introduced to him."
--from artist Sophie Calle, An Appointment with Sigmund Freud (Thames & Hudson, 1999)
How much am I going to see that!! I adored her last exhibition!
ReplyDeleteoh i adore her and i adored her last exhibition as well...she is intelligent and has a great sense of humour, don,T you think??
ReplyDeleteit's true..such a great sense of humour. and the way she looks at everyday / common things is genius..i really love her! the detective project is so great, and the chambermaid one...and when she decorates phone boxes..and and and!
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to this one!
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