Rachel, Monique
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"Rachel, Monique" is a conceptual art project by Sophie Calle centered on her mother’s life, identity, and death, combining text, photography, and installation to explore memory and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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conceptual art project ⓘ photographic work ⓘ text-based artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Sophie Calle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentsEvent |
death of Sophie Calle’s mother
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funeral of Sophie Calle’s mother ⓘ illness of Sophie Calle’s mother ⓘ |
| examinesRelationship |
artist and mother
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private life and public art ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
absence
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biography ⓘ death ⓘ family history ⓘ personal memory ⓘ posthumous portrait ⓘ self-representation ⓘ |
| focusesOnPerson | Sophie Calle’s mother ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical art
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conceptual documentary ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
identity
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loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| hasTitleComponent |
Monique
NERFINISHED
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Rachel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement |
archival documents
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family photographs ⓘ handwritten notes ⓘ projected images ⓘ wall texts ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary French art ⓘ |
| partOfArtistPractice | autobiographical projects by Sophie Calle ⓘ |
| relatedToWorkOf | Sophie Calle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
construction of memory through images and words
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intimate family narrative ⓘ life of Sophie Calle’s mother ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
installation
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photography ⓘ text ⓘ |
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