No. 99300324

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Signed; Sophie Calle - Douleur Exquise - 2025
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Signed; Sophie Calle - Douleur Exquise - 2025

Sebastian Hau
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Selected by Sebastian Hau
Sophie Calle’s work is built on creating archives drawn from her own life. Exquisite Pain recounts, in the manner of an investigation, a romantic breakup the artist experienced in 1984. A true act of catharsis aimed at easing her suffering, the piece places Calle’s own testimony alongside the voices of strangers who answer the question, “What is the day when I suffered the most?” By multiplying references to time and place, she constructs an intimate portrait of pain that gradually fades as her texts grow darker and finally disappear entirely—a symbol of returning to life.

No. 99300324

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Signed; Sophie Calle - Douleur Exquise - 2025

Signed; Sophie Calle - Douleur Exquise - 2025

Sophie Calle’s work is built on creating archives drawn from her own life. Exquisite Pain recounts, in the manner of an investigation, a romantic breakup the artist experienced in 1984. A true act of catharsis aimed at easing her suffering, the piece places Calle’s own testimony alongside the voices of strangers who answer the question, “What is the day when I suffered the most?” By multiplying references to time and place, she constructs an intimate portrait of pain that gradually fades as her texts grow darker and finally disappear entirely—a symbol of returning to life.

Final bid
€ 45
Sebastian Hau
Expert
Selected by Sebastian Hau
Estimate  € 190 - € 230

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