Sophie Calle, The Blind, 1986

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Sophie Calle’s The Blind on wall. Jorge Pardo’s Pallet (Exotic Wood), 1990 on the ground. Installation views of Some Aesthetic Decisions: Centennial Celebration of Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, at NSU Art Museum, by Bonnie Clearwater.

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Les Aveugles” (The Blind), created in 1986, Calle questioned people born blind on their representation of beauty. 23 sets of framed texts, b/w and color prints and shelves. Collection of Stuart and Judy Spence, Los Angeles.
The Blind, a set of 12, is also part of L’art et la matière at Musée Fabre de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole; an exhibition inviting guests to experience objects through touch, thus friendly to the blind. via Perrotin.