Paul auster is a prolific american author and poet famous for writing crime fiction novels. Calles first book published in english in 1999, it quickly sold out. The novel follows the life and crimes of a man who decides to take action over words to deliver his message to the world, as told by his estranged best friend. Her oncologist father, robert calle, was a renowned art collector and former director of the nimes carre dart, a contemporary art museum. The double game of sophie maria is over, caught between the pages of this delicious book, but the game between calle and auster is not. She is wearing a trenchcoat just finished the paul auster novel leviathan. A complex and multilayered collaboration between novelist paul auster and artist sophie calle, in which calle documents her performance of a character in paul austers novel leviathan, a character originally inspired by calles work. Most of the fictional marias works are, in fact, based on those of the reallife sophie calle. Sophie calles written accounts of these encountersjuxtaposed with her photographsoriginally. In fact, it takes the form of a double jeu, a double game, between the work of sophie calle and the fiction of paul auster. This is the first trade publication in english of the address book gemini g. For months i followed strangers on the street, she wrote in her book suite. This groundbreaking book details performance artist sophie calles reclamation of the fictionalised version of her that appears in paul austers novel leviathan.
Calles notoriety was such that in 1992 paul auster, who had read about her projects, stole her character and incorporated it wholesale into his. Gotham handbook, livre vii by paul auster, sophie calle et christine le boeuf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the opening chapters of double game, calle reverses this premise and lives out elements of marias story to combine reality and fiction in her own way. Some of the famous works of author auster include moon palace, the music of chance, the new york trilogy, the brooklyn follies, and the book of illusions. Calle, intrigued by this appearance of her double, decides to use austers novel. Double game and the gotham handbook are, together, the first major publication in english on the work of french artist sophie calle, yet this twovolume set is in no way an ordinary monograph. 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. In les aveugles the blind, created in 1986, she questioned blind people on their representation of beauty. It is more than politeness that makes paul auster preface his seventh novel, leviathan, with thanks to ms. Apr 17, 2017 sophie calle the chromatic diet in 1997, artist sophie caller recreated the meal plan of the fictional character maria from paul austers book leviathan. Read download sophie calle the address book pdf pdf download. It takes the form of a double jeu or double game between the work of sophie calle and the fiction of paul auster.
Calle asked writer and filmmaker paul auster to invent a fictive character which i would attempt to resemble and served as the model for the character maria in auster s novel leviathan. The gotham handbook by paul auster and sophie calle 2000, hardcover at the best online prices at. Together they created the book double game which comprises several projects of calle, leviathan and short stories by auster. The story begins with maria, the fictional character in paul austers novel. 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. Isbn 9781900828062 9781900828062 hardcover, violette editions, 2000 suite venitienneplease follow me. She returned the book to its owner, but not before copying the contents. In order to bring maria and myself closer together, i decided to go by the book. But paul auster has slipped some rules of his own inventing into his portrait of maria.
She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed individualsin essence, following him through the map. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. Until then, the address book had only been described in englishas the work of the character maria turner, whom paul auster based on calle in his novel leviathan. Sophie calle the address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. The story begins with maria, a fictional character in paul auster. When artist sophie calle met novelist paul auster they turned fiction into reality. The original edition of double game, published by violette editions in 1999, was the first important book by sophie calle to be published in english and earned fervent international praise for its concept, content and stunning design.
This is the first major publication in english on the work of french artist sophie calle, yet this volume is in no way an ordinary monograph. In his 1992 novel leviathan, auster based aspects of his double game and the gotham handbook are, together, the first major publication in english on the work of french artist sophie calle, yet this twovolume set is in. The worse the breakup, the better the art art and design the. 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. She then embarked on a search to come to know this stranger by contacting listed. Synopsis the original edition of double game, published in 1999, earned international praise for its concept, content and design. In leviathan, maria puts herself through the same rituals as i did. In his 1992 novel leviathan, auster based aspects of his fictional artist maria on sophie calle, and thanks her for allowing to mingle fact with fiction. Double game was the first major publication in english by french artist sophie calle born 1953, and is her bestselling title to date.
Sophie calle was born on october 9, 1953, in paris, france. Most of the fictional marias works are, in fact, based on those of the reallife sophie. The story begins with maria, a fictional character in paul austers novel, leviathan. Auster used calle as the inspiration for one of his characters in the book leviathan. His notable works include the new york trilogy 1987, moon palace 1989, the music of chance 1990, the book of illusions 2002, the brooklyn follies 2005, invisible 2009, sunset park 2010, winter journal 2012, and 4 3 2 1 2017. Calle s art book, double game, is more than a reflection on paul auster s 1992 novel. Writing for bookforum, barry schwabsky called this elegant, ribbonwrapped compendium my vote for the most beautiful art book of 1999. On the first page of his novel leviathan 1992, american author paul auster thanks french artist sophie calle. He borrows eight projects from calle and writes them into his novel as projects created by the artist maria turner, a. Maria, the character who follows strangers to photograph them is based on sophie calle, a french performance artist who recreated her own life by photographing actual people while creating fictions about them.
Sophie calle calle, sophie used books, rare books and new books. If ever there was a character in search of a novel, it is sophie calle. Auster borrows calles projects for maria, an artist character in his novel, and calle then borrows austers novel for her projects. This thesis examines contemporary french artist sophie calles book double game and american author paul austers novel leviathan. The author extends special thanks to sophie calle for permission to mingle fact with fiction. This new edition, identical in content to the first, reprises all the qualities of the original but in a smaller hardback format, including the signature ribbon. The fertile mind of sophie calle the new york times. Speaking of paul auster, this witty little book by the french performance artist sophie calle is one of my favorite reversals of the artistmuse relationships, where calle literally impersonates herself to joyful results. The character was inspired by caller, who talks about going through the the same rituals as the character.
Paul benjamin auster born february 3, 1947 is an american writer and film director. This publication also includes a retrospective of calles. In the dedication auster acknowledges his debt and thanks calle for permission to mingle fact with fiction. Paul auster and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sophie calle was born into an intellectual and creative household in 1953 paris, where she experienced an unconventional childhood. Dec, 2004 amelia gentleman talks to sophie calle, frances most famous conceptual artist, about the upsides of misery, the pull of the bizarre and the joy of being in a paul auster novel. She proceeds to call through the address book and ask each person to meet with her, explaining the address book but refusing to reveal the owners identity unless they meet with her in person. Mutual thanks and notice bound into book after dedication page to frank gehry, as issued. If i fulfill this assignment, maybe he will offer me the novel that i have been asking for as a reward. Sophie calle art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Since the 1980s, her work has been shown at galleries and museums throughout the world, including the whitney museum of american art and the museum of modern art, new york, tate modern, london and pariss centre pompidou, which hosted a major retrospective in 2005. Amelia gentleman talks to sophie calle, frances most famous conceptual. See more ideas about sophie calle, paul auster and narrative photography. A complex and multilayered collaboration between novelist paul auster and artist sophie calle, in which calle documents her performance of a character in paul auster s novel leviathan, a character originally inspired by calle s work.
Sophie calles written accounts of these encountersjuxtaposed with her photographs originally. 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. Nov 30, 20 double game was the first major publication in english by french artist sophie calle born 1953, and is her bestselling title to date. Its the springboard for calle to explore the nature of what is real, not real, fiction and nonfiction, and how characters out of a novel can jump out of its pages. Sophie calle has established herself as one of frances most celebrated conceptual artists. All this might never have happened the new york times. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, artist sophie calle copied the pages before. The worse the breakup, the better the art art and design. Ten pages from paul austers leviathan 7 34 x 5 inches bound into book after contents page, as issued. Her extraordinary life, though real enough, is quite literally the stuff of fiction. Download pdf sophie calle the address book free online. Sophie calle s art mixes image and text to provoke the kind of intense emotional response usually inspired by epic literature or film. Most of marias works are, in fact, based on those of sophie calle.
Calle s project with novelist paul auster in which a character resembling calle appears in one of auster s novels then calle enacted the actions of that character. Isbn 9782742718702 9782742718702 softcover, actes sud, 1998. Buy a cheap copy of double game book by sophie calle. With blind, french conceptual artist sophie calle born 1953 revisits three earlier works constructed around the idea of blindness. Auster s methodology in a work in which fictional lives are circumscribed by recorded events, and real people shape the destinies of conjured ones. This is the first trade publication in english of the address book. She is the daughter of robert calle, a renowned french oncologist, and monique sindler, a book critic and press attache. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calles oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Search for library items search for lists search for. The story begins with maria, the fictional character in paul austers novel, leviathan. Most of the fictional marias works are, in fact, based. May 23, 2007 her photographs are uncanny and mysterious to me, in the novel however, auster colours them with dark stories, anecdotes and provides the characters with intriguing features and backgrounds. 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.
In the opening chapters of double game, calle reverses this premise and lives out elements of marias story. Sophie calle has 50 books on goodreads with 8121 ratings. Sophie calle, paul auster and the quest for identity. This mingling of fact and fiction so intrigued calle that she created the works of art created by the fictional character, which included a series of colorcoordinated meals. Leviathan is american writer paul austers seventh novel, published by viking press in 1992. The story begins with maria, a fictional character in paul auster s novel, leviathan.
Now, the address book, a key and controversial work in calle s oeuvre, is being published for the first time in its entirety in english as a beautiful trade edition artists book, designed in collaboration with the artist. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. Acclaimed artist sophie calle discusses her recently published book double game which documents the double jeu between her work and that of the novelist paul auster. Education born into a family of an oncologist who was a celebrated art collector and a center stage mother, sophie calle was raised into an uncommon atmosphere. Calle still wants him as author of my actions, and has issued her challenge.
Auster borrows calles projects for maria, an artist character in his novel. Calles fondness for games and their strict rules is showcased in this delightfully meta project, which springs from paul austers novel leviathan and its fictional artist maria, whose work is. An initial book written by author paul auster is entitled the brooklyn follies. In paul austers book leviathan she appears, thinly veiled, as the. His works consist of blends of existentialism, absurdism, and search for personal meaning and identity. Sophie calle born 9 october 1953 is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. She then began contacting the peoplein essence, following him through the map of his family, friends, lovers, and acquaintances. Sep 30, 2012 sophie calle found an address book on the street in paris.
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