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Book Signing with Patti Smith

To mark the publication of her new memoir, Bread of Angels: A Memoir, Patti Smith will be at LUMA Arles for a special one-hour book signing.

With Bread of Angels, Patti Smith continues her autobiographical work through an intimate meditation on memory, absence, and the forces that sustain a life. Moving between recollection and reflection, her spare, poetic prose spans eight decades, weaving together childhood and freedom, the living and the dead, art and the sacred. Above all, it is a book of devotion and gratitude that celebrates the enduring power of literature.

To ensure that as many visitors as possible can take part in this event, please note the following:

  • The book signing will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Signatures will be offered until 12:00 p.m.
  • Patti Smith's books will be available for purchase on site from 10:00 a.m. Visitors are encouraged to purchase their copy before joining the signing line.
  • Patti Smith will sign books only. Posters, vinyl records, and other items cannot be signed.
  • Signatures will not be personalized.
  • To help keep the line moving, selfies and photography will not be permitted during the signing.
  • Please have your book open to the title page (showing the author's name) before reaching the signing table.
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Patti Smith

b. 1946, Chicago, US; lives and works in New York, US.

Patti Smith is a writer, artist and performer. She is the author of the National Book Award winner, Just Kids (2010), as well as Woolgathering (1992), M Train (2015), Book of Days (2022) and Bread of Angels (2025). Her seminal album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. Her global exhibitions include Strange Messenger (The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh) Land 250 (Fondation Cartier, Paris), Veil (Robert Miller Gallery, New York), Camera Solo (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford), and Eighteen Stations (Robert Miller Gallery, New York).

In 2005, the French Ministry of Culture awarded Smith the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, Smith is also the recipient of Sweden’s Polar Prize for significant achievements in music. She has received the 2020 PEN Literary Service Award and the Légion d’honneur, France’s highest order of merit. In 2024 she was awarded the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal. Smith is a major collaborator with Soundwalk Collective.