In 1979, Nan Goldin began showing a series of slides in public. Photos of her friends, her lovers, herself. Bodies in unmade beds, made-up faces in smoky bars, embraces in tiny kitchens, gazes lost in bathroom mirrors. The series is…
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Constraint of the Week: The Inherited Recipe
The Inherited Recipe, Constraint #71 Call a parent, a grandparent, an elderly friend. Ask them for a recipe from their childhood. Cook it together or separately, each in your own kitchen, on the phone. Compare. Reference artist(s): Annette Messager. The…
Sophie Calle, the Art of Following Others
In 1979, Sophie Calle follows a stranger in the street. She doesn’t know him. She won’t speak to him. She photographs him from a distance, notes his movements, reconstructs his day. When he disappears into the metro, she loses him……