Kasper König’s Address Book – Niele Toroni, Sophie Calle

Kasper König, famous international curator, built a vast network of relationships by constantly updating the address book of artists whom he supported and promoted. The director and König lead us on a trip through the creative universe of two of these artists and their ateliers: Niele Toroni and Sophie Calle, in Paris. König’s trip includes a visit to the studio-apartment of Swiss artist Niele Toroni, who’s lived there since the sixties. Their conversation is an exchange of ideas and memories. The critic’s approach is curious, but also neutral toward the various possibilities of unconventional pictorial practices. König next visits Sophie Calle for the first time, to interview her. Calle speaks of her use and modification of her own personal experience to evoke the public’s emotional and intellectual participation.