Perhaps the only bright moment of our interview at the Royal College of Art (wait-listed, though we’re unsure if this is actually good or bad news) was the few seconds we spent talking about how much we love artist Sophie Calle. If you don’t know her, she is totally insane in all the right ways, and one of her super famous pieces is about getting over a guy but in the best, most artful way possible. She is like the reason we’re going to art school. She was the reason we went to art school, even though we didn’t know it until we were a year in.
Anyway: We got to Paris today and literally jumped up and down when we saw that she has a show up here, at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Then we stooped over and picked up the digital camera that fell out of our pocket. We were going to see the Bayeux tapestry, but we’ll have to get it next time. (It’s like 900 years old. It’ll be there this summer.)
If you haven’t seen her book Exquisite Pain, we recommend taking a look. (Even if we can’t afford it.)
I’m sure being wait-listed is a good thing? You obviously know what you’re talking about and have a great eye, so surely you’ll get in!
Bah! I LOVE Sophie Calle. I love her “Room with a View” piece.