Francis Alÿs
Russell Ferguson, Jean Fisher, Cuauhtemoc Medina • Phaidon • ISBN 9780714875002
Francis Alÿs
Russell Ferguson, Jean Fisher, Cuauhtemoc Medina • Phaidon • ISBN-13 9780714875002
ISBN-10 Not provided • 2019
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ISBN 9780714875002 • Completeness 55
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A fully updated and expanded 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.'
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