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Within the French establishment and universal three decades shines Sophie Calle (France, 1953).
Since its international debut with The benchmark Sleepers in 1979, his voice strong and consistent guidelines marked a certain art in which the biography is a reason to claim a space, a territory as a woman.
Beyond the protest, their work is integral to the analysis of the latest concerns of art, from the sex body, through the pain, so often present.
The black and white photography, video, installation or color photo, masterfully uses any means to an end of an overwhelming intensity.
In Cartagena, in the festival La Mar de Musicas, in a year dedicated to the sounds and art of his country, presents his portrait of American society in Los Angeles.
The exhibition which opens today at 20:30 hours will be until 31 July in the Sala La Naval.
Your job is to clear the lines that generate complete paths followed by generations of creators.
Sophie Calle has generated icons.
In some productions, such as The Address Book, 1983, 1996 or Bedroom True Stories, which runs through the broad span of time from 1988 to 2003, stops in the history of art, creating turning points in certain trends, and of course in feminism.
These works generate profound reflections on European and American artists such as Sarah Lucas.
The number she called Games and Ceremonies, which includes his famous series of gravestones, is an icon for artists such as Santiago Sierra meanings.
The depth of his own image, converted item to use in their series, is itself short of his job, his work ethic in the vindication of its position, including their right not to know, not wanting to know their position, or despise, if they wish.
Street talk about how complex it is to take control of their lives in a world where one is not a secure and immovable pillar, but is at the mercy of so many internal and external vicissitudes.
The close relationship with Paul Auster, through her character Mary in the book Leviathan, is a reference in another of its paradigmatic series, Days Under The sign of B, C & W.
This places at a given time and close links with a kind of culture that develops in the U.S., where it generates an essential part of their work.
A good example is the relationship between the series The Bronx, 1980 and Los Angeles, 1984, the focus of this exhibition.
In July 1984, Sophie was invited to Los Angeles fifteen days in the Olympic Games, to create a piece connected to the city.
Decided to ask people this: If Los Angeles is literally the city of angels, where are the angels?.
Over forty pieces, a photo and a text on, developed one of the most intense portrait of a complex urban society, and without following any pattern.
In this masterpiece of texts reach the intensity of the statements of people meant Angelina society, such as Frank Gehry, or perfect strangers.
Los Angeles is considered one of the great series of Sophie Calle, and as such was included in his retrospective exhibition held at the Pompidou in 2003.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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