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Sophie Calle

1953 - Today

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Sophie Calle (French pronunciation: [sɔfi kal]; born 9 October 1953) is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Daughter of the contemporary art collector Robert Calle, Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement known as Oulipo. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. She is recognized for her detective-like tendency to follow strangers and investigate their private lives. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Calle is the 36th most popular photographer (up from 52nd in 2019), the 2,418th most popular biography from France (up from 2,984th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Sophie Calle ranks 36 out of 148. Before her are Guillermo Kahlo, Wilhelm Brasse, Roger Fenton, Étienne Carjat, William Klein, and Robert Mapplethorpe. After her are Napoleon Sarony, Peter Lindbergh, Astrid Kirchherr, David Bailey, Berenice Abbott, and Lewis Hine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Sophie Calle ranks 123. Before her are Riccardo Chailly, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Ulrich Mühe, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and Laurentino Cortizo. After her are Teresa Orlowski, Massimo Troisi, David Berkowitz, Rick Moranis, Franz Klammer, and Toshio Takabayashi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sophie Calle ranks 2,418 out of 6,770. Before her are Robert de Cotte (1656), Christian-Jaque (1904), Jean-Baptiste Denys (1643), André Navarra (1911), Paul Hazard (1878), and Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581). After her are Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929), Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704), Abbo of Fleury (945), Henry II, Duke of Guise (1614), William I of Provence (950), and Guillaume Postel (1510).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In France

Among photographers born in France, Sophie Calle ranks 7. Before her are Nadar (1820), Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), Dora Maar (1907), Robert Doisneau (1912), Elliott Erwitt (1928), and Étienne Carjat (1828). After her are Claude Cahun (1894), Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894), André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819), Hippolyte Bayard (1801), Patrick Demarchelier (1943), and Marc Riboud (1923).

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