Sophie Calle, "Here Lie the Secrets of the Green-Wood Cemetery." Courtesy, Creative Time. Photo: Leandro Justen
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Sophie Calle: Here Lie the Secrets of the Visitors of Green-Wood Cemetery

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Jul 14, 2020 - Ongoing

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Description

Near Green-Wood's main entrance, artist Sophie Calle has created an ongoing site-specific installation in the form of a headstone. Visitors are invited to commit their secrets to paper and bury them in the artist's plot. Over the project's existence (through 2042), Calle will return periodically to exhume the paper and hold a ceremonial bonfire to dispose of the secrets.

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Location

The Green-Wood Cemetery

500 25th St. Brooklyn, NY, 11232

Features

Cost
Free
Type
Historic Sites
Religious Sites

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