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Sophie Calle: Double Game (with the participation of Paul Auster)

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Whether you're an artist, a writer, an art lover, a fan of either Sophie Calle or Paul Auster (or both), or just an observer of life, there is something for you in this beautifully designed and wonderfully written book. From the elegantly hardcover binding to the amusingly devised performance art pieces, you can't find any fault in this book. The first part of the book collects some of Sophie Calle's own performance art pieces, which were adapted into fiction as part of the Paul Auster's novel Leviathan. One of my favourite is her collection of birthday gifts through a span of several years which she kept and displayed in glass cabinets. The second part is titled the Gotham Handbook, which chronicles her life based on some 'instructions' she asked Paul Auster to write for her. This book will make you wonder where is the thin line between fact and fiction, life and art.

This book, not as big as some other books by Sophie Galle, is the best introduction to her works on the market.

This groundbreaking book details performance artist Sophie Calle's reclamation of the fictionalised version of her that appears in Paul Auster's novel Leviathan. A beautifully produced full colour glossy volume that includes annotated pages from Auster's text as well as the results of the Gotham Handbook, Auster's 'prescription' for Sophie's project that included decorating a NYC phone booth with flowers, free cigarettes, Kleenex, Coke, and snacks and then sitting back and watching people's responses. I loved the 'Chromatic Diet' she assigned herself- eating only foods of a single colour on each day of the week. An intriguing and unforgettable collector's item.

simply, this is the most excellent book i've come across. sophie calle's projects that mix photography and writing, seek to investigate identity, familiarity, and life in creative, direct, and honest ways. she's fascinated with knowing and simultaneously constructing others and herself.

i just saw an excerpt of the work discussed in this book at mass moca in north adams mass. it was amazing. the attention to detail that ms. calle pays is astounding. i can't wait to get the book and i recommend you get it to and see the work in person at mass moca if you get the chance.

This is an unbelievably beautiful book about an amazingly creative artist. It is definitely about time that there is easily accessible information about Sophie Calle and her work. This is certainly a book to have if one is at all intrigued by Calle's artwork and life.

I received as a birthday present and love it. It lets your imagination run wild with wanting more.