Francis Alÿs

 
Francis Alÿs was born in Belgium in 1959 and trained as an architect before re-locating to Mexico City in 1986, where he has been based ever since. He is best known for his actions which he documents in various ways. Some just involve him walking through the city; other actions are epic events set in dramatic landscapes involving hundreds of participants. Alÿs also works with painting, animation and drawing, and many of the images he creates have a dreamlike surreal quality. His actions are frequently humorous, often transient, and can sometimes seem absurd, but they are always concise and carefully planned. For a long time Alÿs has been interested in spreading news about his work through unconventional means such as rumour, so audiences can interpret his projects in unpredictable ways without seeing images of them. All these poetic qualities lead to his idiosyncratic way of approaching questions to do with urbanism, economics, migration, and borders. Throughout his career he has particularly investigated the processes of modernisation in Mexico and in Latin America.

(external link : francisalys.com)
 
Francis Alÿs - As Long as I\'m Walking
2021
French edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
Reference monograph, centered on some of the Belgian-born Mexican-based artist's key motifs and features: his 30-year groundbreaking video practice; the importance of strolling and walking for his artistic method; his interest in children's games which he has filmed in various countries since 1999.
Francis Alÿs - As Long as I\'m Walking
2021
English edition
JRP|Editions - Monographs
Reference monograph, centered on some of the Belgian-born Mexican-based artist's key motifs and features: his 30-year groundbreaking video practice; the importance of strolling and walking for his artistic method; his interest in children's games which he has filmed in various countries since 1999.
Francis Alÿs - La dépense
2019
bilingual edition (English / Chinese)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
The catalogue for Francis Alÿs's first large-scale solo museum exhibition in China at the Rockbund Art Museum provides an insightful and critical look into Alÿs's practices.
Francis Alÿs - Knots\'n Dust
2019
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
various
currently out of stock
Catalogue of Francis Alÿs' exhibition at Beirut Art Center.
Francis Alÿs - Works & Process - Wide details, on the traces of Francis Alÿs (DVD)
2008
original version (subtitles in English, Spanish, Dutch, German, Portuguese)
a.p.r.e.s editions - Works & Process (DVD)
25.00 20.00 €
A film and different documentaries on Francis Alÿs (interviews, video and multimedia projects).
Francis Alÿs - Le centre historique de la ville de Mexico
2005
bilingual edition (Spanish / French)
various
A selection of photos of the town where lives the artist Francis Alÿs.


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