Sophie Calle

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A framed photograph of the artist holding a child to her breast, inside a wooden box

Sophie CalleBecause

This work is part of Calle’s ongoing exploration of the relationship between narrative, memory, and photography, and mixes humor and melancholy with her particular eye for irony. In each piece, a felt curtain embroidered with Calle’s writing conceals a hidden photograph behind it. In presenting viewers with the text before the picture, Calle upends the usual order in which images are read.

A wooden box with a red felt curtain with white embroidered text, describing the experience of being at the North Pole — Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm]

A wooden box with a red felt curtain with white embroidered text, describing the experience of being at the North Pole, the Curtain lifted at the corner by a hand — Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A framed photograph of a body of water, reflecting a dark blue sky, with small land masses on either side. — Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a purple curtain, embroidered with white text "David is dead. Because I have no words to describe his world." — Sophie Calle, David, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a purple curtain, embroidered with white text, the curtain lifted by a hand — Sophie Calle, David, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A framed photograph of a child's toy against brightly colored, flowered fabric, in a wooden box. — Sophie Calle, David, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a black curtain, embroidered with white text, describing a photograph of a woman — Sophie Calle, The Unknown Woman, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a photograph inside of a woman — Sophie Calle, The Unknown Woman, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches (overall) [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a red curtain, embroidered with white text describing the bullfighter Jose Tomas — Sophie Calle, José Tomás, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A framed photograph of a man in a suit, the bullfighter Jose Tomas, inside a wooden box — Sophie Calle, José Tomás, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a blue curtian, embroidered with white text, describing the artist's stepfather — Sophie Calle, She’s Dead, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a photograph from a black and white movie inside — Sophie Calle, She’s Dead, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box, with a purple curtain embroidered with white text, "Because 'Why her?'" — Sophie Calle, Why her?, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A framed photograph of a graveyard, with an apron around one stone, inside a wooden box — Sophie Calle, Why her?, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box with a black curtain, embroidered with white text, describing the artist — Sophie Calle, Without Child, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A wooden box, with a black curtain, embroidered with white text, describing a bed — Sophie Calle, The Bed, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

A framed photograph of a concrete bed, inside a wooden box — Sophie Calle, The Bed, 2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleNorth Pole

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm]

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Sophie CalleNorth Pole

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleNorth Pole

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleDavid

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleDavid

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleDavid

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches (overall) [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleJosé Tomás

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleJosé Tomás

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleShe’s Dead

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleShe’s Dead

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleWhy her?

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleWhy her?

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleWithout Child

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleWithout Child

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleThe Bed

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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Sophie CalleThe Bed

2018

pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

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A square framed photograph of a woman's feet being pedicured over a bright orange towel

Sophie CalleAutobiographies

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies

A framed photograph of a woman's feet getting a pedicure hanging over a large framed text panel — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (The Obituary), 2012

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A large, vertical framed text panel describing the last day's of the artist's life — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (The Obituary), [detail], 2012

67 x 39 inches (framedl) [170 x 100 cm]

A square framed text panel hanging over a framed photograph of the photographer's reflection in the surface of a headstone — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Concession), 2018

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A framed square text panel describing the process of purchasing a grave — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Concession), [detail], 2018

20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm]

A framed photograph of the photographer's reflection in the surface of a headstone — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Concession), [detail], 2018

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 30 x 20 inches (framed) [76 x 51 cm], edition of 5 in English & 5 in French

A square framed photograph of a woman in the ocean hanging over a framed text panel — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood), 2013

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A framed square black and white photograph of a woman in the ocean — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood), [detail], 2013

20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm]

A vertical framed text panel of diary entries — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood), 2013

30 x 20 inches (image) [76 x 51 cm]

A small framed photograph of a woman in a graveyard hanging over a large framed text panel — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Morning), 2016

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A framed square photograph of a woman in a graveyard, behind a tombstone reading "Father," with her hair in front of her faace — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Morning), [detail], 2016

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm], edition of 5 in English & 5 in French

A large, vertical framed text panel describing the last days of the artist's father — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Morning), [detail], 2016

67 x 39 inches (framed) [170 x 100 cm]

A square framed text panel hanging over a framed photograph of a cat in a coffin — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Souris), 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A square framed text panel describing the death of the artist's cat — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Souris), [detail], 2017

20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm]

A framed photograph of a cat in a coffin, covered by a white blanket — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Souris), [detail], 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 30 x 20 inches (framed) [76 x 51 cm]

A square framed text panel hanging over a framed photograph of a sculpture of a woman lying on the ground — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother Died), 2013

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A square framed text panel describing a diary entry by the artist — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother Died), detail, [2013]

20 x 20 inches (text panel), [51 x 51 cm]

A framed photograph of a sculpture of a woman lying on her side, turned 90 degrees clockwise — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother Died), [detail], 2013

30 x 20 inches (image) [76 x 51 cm]

A small square framed text panel hanging over a large framed photograph of a road sign reading "END" — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father), 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

A small square text panel describing the deaths of the artist's parents — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father), [detail], 2017

20 x 20 inches (text panel), [51 x 51 cm]

A framed photograph of a road sign reading "END," at the edge of a grassy cliff overlooking the water — Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father), [detail], 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 67 x 39 inches (image) [170 x 100 cm]

Sophie CalleAutobiographies (The Obituary)

2012

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (The Obituary)

[detail], 2012

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm]

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (The Obituary)

[detail], 2012

67 x 39 inches (framedl) [170 x 100 cm]

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Concession)

2018

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Concession)

[detail], 2018

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Concession)

[detail], 2018

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 30 x 20 inches (framed) [76 x 51 cm], edition of 5 in English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood)

2013

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood)

[detail], 2013

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Dead in a Good Mood)

2013

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Morning)

2016

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Morning)

[detail], 2016

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 20 x 20 inches (framed) [51 x 51 cm], edition of 5 in English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Morning)

[detail], 2016

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Souris)

2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Souris)

[detail], 2017

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (Souris)

[detail], 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 30 x 20 inches (framed) [76 x 51 cm]

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother Died)

2013

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 50 x 20 inches (overall) [127 x 51 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother Died)

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother Died)

[detail], 2013

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father)

2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 90 x 40 inches (overall) [229 x 102 cm], edition of 5 English & 5 in French

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father)

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Sophie CalleAutobiographies (My Mother, My Cat, My Father)

[detail], 2017

pigment print mounted on aluminum, text panel, 67 x 39 inches (image) [170 x 100 cm]

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