three white plates and a box of white paper on a white surface
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84 - 84. 84AR SOPHIE CALLE (BORN IN 1953) Le Porc, 2013 A set of …
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84. 84AR SOPHIE CALLE (BORN IN 1953) Le Porc, 2013 A set of six white porcelain dinner plates, each bearing a line of text in French across the centre When the plates are laid out, the story unfolds from plate to plate and concludes with the last one Each bears the title, the artist’s name and the name of the design house on the reverse Produced by Maison Bernardaud, Limoges, to mark its 150th anniversary In its original box with original documentation Diameter: 27 cm (each)
 Box set of six porcelain dinner plates with French text, created to mark the 150th anniversary of the Bernardaud house; each is marked on the reverse with the title, the artist’s name and the name of the manufacturer Here is the full text, which appears in fragments across the six plates It’s an absurd story. I was thirty years old. A man contacted me to say that we had similar projects. I agreed to meet him; I’m always afraid of missing out on something. His art consisted of asking strangers to sleep with him. For my part, hadn’t I offered to let strangers share my bed so I could photograph them? He’d planned to take me to a barbecue in Neuilly. All evening, I played the maid. I grilled sausages, served food, and cleared the table. Keeping myself busy made the time pass more quickly. Late on, he dropped me off at my front door, leaned towards me and tried to kiss me. I pushed him away, saying, ‘What makes you think I want to kiss you? ’ He replied, ‘Anyway, you eat like a pig!’ Years have gone by, but ever since, that remark has come back to haunt me. I’ve forgotten everything about that man, yet he’s still sitting at my table.
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 12:00 PM
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