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Sophie Calle

born 1953

Purloined (Turner) 1998–2013
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Two framed panels: above, a colour photograph of a double bed with carved wooden headboard and red cover, captioned 'ROOM 47', over columns of small diary text; below, a grid of nine black-and-white photos of the room's bed, suitcase, slippers and toilet

The Hotel, Room 47

Sophie Calle
1981
Two framed panels: above, a colour photograph of a double bed with floral cover over printed diary text headed 'ROOM 28'; below, a grid of nine black-and-white photographs of the room's belongings, including slippers, shoes, toiletries and clothes.

The Hotel, Room 28

Sophie Calle
1981
Two framed panels: above, a colour photograph of a hotel double bed with twin floral bedspreads over columns of small printed text; below, a grid of seven black-and-white photographs of the room's bed, door, hooks and open luggage

The Hotel, Room 29

Sophie Calle
1981
Framed pair: above, a photograph of a double bed with dark wooden headboards over the words 'ROOM 44' and columns of typed diary text; below, a grid of nine black and white photographs of hotel-room details

The Hotel, Room 44

Sophie Calle
1981

Purloined (Turner)

Sophie Calle
1998–2013

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Purloined (Lucian Freud, Portrait of Francis Bacon)

Sophie Calle
1998–2013

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Venetian Suite

Sophie Calle
1980, 1996

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