Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

Sweet and slim yet powerful, this collection of Calle’s storytelling projects shows how her series have taken on lives of their own French artist Sophie Calle (born 1953) works across photography, video, film, books, text and performance to conduct sociological and autobiographical investigations. She is, above all else, a storyteller. Over the course of five decades, she has built an expansive body of work that probes what it means to be human—thematically taking up intimacy, vulnerability, longing and loss. Calle fuses the registering sobriety that we associate with photography with deeply personal narratives—the artist’s or others—that are heartfelt, moving, messy, funny and ironic. Something Missing? offers a compact, yet nuanced overview of the French art star’s oeuvre, presenting both classic and recent works. The volume also features an exclusive interview conducted by one of France’s most prominent contemporary writers, Édouard Louis, bringing readers closer than ever to the artist and offering rare personal insight into her work and world. The avant-garde composer Laurie Anderson and curator Yve-Alain Bois also contribute texts, in which they respond to Calle’s unsparing inquiries into interior life.