Francis Alÿs
Throughout his practice, Francis Alÿs consistently directs his distinct poetic and imaginative sensibility toward anthropological and geopolitical concerns centered around observations of, and engagements with, everyday life. His multifaceted projects including public actions, installations, video, paintings, and drawings¬ have involved traveling the longest possible route between locations in Mexico and …
Throughout his practice, Francis Alÿs consistently directs his distinct poetic and imaginative sensibility toward anthropological and geopolitical concerns centered around observations of, …
Francis Alÿs examines the patterns of various urban sites before weaving his own fables into their tangled social fabric with wit, sensitivity, …
Born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium, Francis Alÿs originally trained as an architect. He moved to Mexico City in 1986, where he …
Born in Belgium in 1959, Francis Alÿs trained as an architect in his home country and in Venice. In 1986 he moved …
One of the most compelling artists working today, Francis Alÿs offers a thought-provoking point of view on the times in which we …
Francis Alÿs’s personal, ambulatory explorations of cities form the basis for his practice, through which he compiles extensive and varied documentation that …
One of the most compelling artists working today, Francis Alÿs offers a thought-provoking point of view on the times in which we …
Francis Alÿs’s work is centered around observations of, and engagements with, everyday life. His multifaceted projects include public actions, installations, videos, paintings, …
Francis Alÿs uses poetic and allegorical methods to address political and social realities, such as national borders, localism and globalism, areas of …
