Hand, Janet. 2005. Sophie Calle's art of following and seduction. Cultural Geographies, 12(4), pp. 463-485. ISSN 14744740 [Article]

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This paper considers a number of artworks by contemporary French artist Sophie Calle. The focus is on a number of these that have a ‘public’ aspect. Through Calle’s work, idioms of following, documenting, seduction and love are discussed, and artistic and representational dichotomies: documentation and action are critiqued. The essay contextualizes Calle’s art through its dynamic relationships with conceptual art generally and particularly work that involves following as a performance strategy. The possibility of love’s fabrication as a dramatic means of critical art practice and analytical writing are foregrounded through encounters with Jean Baudrillard’s writings on seduction and on Calle.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1191/1474474005eu344oa
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Art
Dates:	Date Event October 2005 Published
Item ID:	907
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2009 15:41
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 14:54
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/907

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