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Francis Alÿs

• Hatje Cantz • ISBN-13 978-3775715416

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Francis Alÿs

• Hatje Cantz

ISBN-10: 377571541X · ISBN-13: 978-3775715416 · 2005

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The ephemeral-the temporary, fleeting character of life-is a central principle in the art of Francis Alÿs, who was born in 1959 in Antwerp and now lives in Mexico. He conceives his works in his own immediate surroundings-on walks through the streets of Mexico City.

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Publisher: Hatje Cantz
February 15, 2005
Pages: 160

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Contributor: such images as a wind-blown plastic bag or sleeping homeless people or the wandering shadow of a flag pole on the Plaza M

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Category: Annelie-LuetgensCategory: ArchiveCategory: Zeitgenossen

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