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Vincent van Gogh‘s bedroom, reconstructed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art


Philip Guston

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‘Painter in bed’ (1973) by Philip Guston


Susan Hiller

Susan Hiller, ‘Homage to Yves Klein, Levitation (Child)’, 2011

Susan Hiller, ‘Homage to Yves Klein, Levitation (Child)’ (2011)


The Atlas Group

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From the series ‘Civilizationally, we do not dig holes to bury ourselves’ by The Atlas Group (Walid Raad)


Mark Briggs

Stills from the video  ‘The yes no quality of dreams consequence A’ (2009) by Mark Briggs


Oliver Herring

‘Nathan (Hotelroom)’ (2007) by Oliver Herring

Nathan answered an ad to join Oliver Herring for some spontaneous art making sessions. ‘Nathan (Hotel room)’ is by definition a solo, but it’s also a pas de deux between dancer and camera.


Matt Mullican

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Three works by Matt Mullican


Josh Greene

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‘Sophie Calle’s bed’ (1999) by Josh Greene.

I sent this letter to Sophie Calle shortly after my girlfriend broke up with me. Approximately one month later I received a full size bed. mattress, frame, linens, pillows, and comforter sent to me by Sophie Calle. I slept in Sophie’s bed for the next six months and corresponded with her via e.mail regarding my emotions and experiences in her bed.

Josh Greene sent this letter to Sophie Calle shortly after his girlfriend broke up with him. Approximately one month later he received a full size bed. mattress, frame, linens, pillows, and comforter sent to him by Sophie Calle. He slept in Sophie’s bed for the next six months and corresponded with her via email regarding his emotions and experiences in her bed.

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Sophie Calle

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‘The Sleepers’ (1979) by Sophie Calle.

In 1979, Sophie Calle asked several (23) persons, friends, strangers, neighbors, to come and spend eight hours in her bed in order to keep this bed occupied twenty-four hours a day. These people had to accept to be photographed and to answer some questions. She took photographs of the sleepers and noted the important elements of these short meetings: subjects of discussion, positions of the sleepers, their movements during their sleep, the detailed menu of their breakfast she was preparing for them.

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