Trois: Charleville, Statues, Cahier

A set of three personal books by an icon of the New York underground music scene. Published on the occasion of Patti Smith's exhibition at the Cartier Foundation in Paris, here are three books devoted to her artistic world, combined in a set entitled "Trois," "Charleville" encompasses Smith's texts, drawings, and photographs revolving around the figure of Arthur Rimbaud and collected over a period of almost forty years. "Photographies" showcases her photographs of sculptures taken between 2002 and 2008 and accompanied by her poems. "Cahier" is a notebook inspired by those belonging to Patti Smith. The first pages are filled with her handwriting and the rest is left to the reader's personal use. The set perfectly reflects Patti Smith's long-standing interest in literature, photography, and all kinds of artistic expression. 150 illustrations.