Francis Alÿs
Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: May 22, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780714875002
Description: A fully updated edition of the artist's first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade since its original publication. Francis Alÿs examines the patterns of various urban sites before weaving his own fables into their tangled social fabric with wit, sensitivity, and an acutely personal connection to his subject matter. A scene such as a Volkswagen Beetle struggling up a hill or a man pushing a block of ice can carry a message that resonates far beyond the work's simple parameters. As Alÿs puts it, 'Sometimes doing something poetic can become political, and sometimes doing something political can become poetic.'
Notes: Source title: Francis Alÿs - Revised and Expanded Edition (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series)