Sophie Calle's 'Cinq' Invades Five Marseille Museums
Sophie Calle's exhibition titled 'Cinq' is set to take place from January 26 to April 22, 2019, in five museums throughout Marseille. At the Château Borély, her film series 'Voir la mer' captures the reactions of individuals seeing the sea for the first time. Meanwhile, the Musée Grobet-Labadié features items from her 1994 publication 'Des histoires vraies', such as her wedding dress from November 8 and a dessert called 'Rêve de jeune fille'. The Muséum d'histoire naturelle presents amusing 'petites annonces' alongside taxidermy exhibits. Additionally, photographs from the 'Parce que' series are on display at the Musée des beaux-arts. Catherine Francblin's review praises Calle's talent for addressing neglected topics. A new book, 'Que faites-vous de vos morts?', gathers visitor comments from the guestbook at the Musée de la chasse et de la nature, published by Actes Sud.
Key facts
- Sophie Calle's 'Cinq' runs from January 26 to April 22, 2019, across five Marseille museums.
- The five venues are Château Borély, Musée Grobet-Labadié, Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Musée des beaux-arts, and Chapelle du Centre de la Vieille Charité.
- At Château Borély, Calle shows 'Voir la mer', a film series shot in Istanbul featuring first-time sea viewers seen from behind.
- At Musée Grobet-Labadié, objects and photographs from Calle's 1994 book 'Des histoires vraies' are dispersed among 19th-century bourgeois interiors.
- Items include her wedding dress worn on November 8, a bed set on fire by a tenant, and a dessert titled 'Rêve de jeune fille'.
- At Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Calle reprises works from her 2017 show at Musée de la chasse et de la nature, inserting humorous classified ads from Le Chasseur français.
- At Musée des beaux-arts, a room is dedicated to the 'Parce que' series, first shown at Galerie Perrotin in fall 2018.
- A new book 'Que faites-vous de vos morts?' compiles visitor responses to Calle's question, published by Actes Sud.
Entities
Artists
- Sophie Calle
- Catherine Francblin
- Monique Sindler
Institutions
- Musée Grobet-Labadié
- Musée des beaux-arts
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle
- Chapelle du Centre de la Vieille Charité
- Château Borély
- Palais Longchamp
- Galerie Perrotin
- Musée de la chasse et de la nature
- Actes Sud
- artpress
Locations
- Marseille
- France
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Paris
Sources
- artpress —