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Francis Alÿs

Revised & Expanded Edition

Jean Fisher author Cuauhtemoc Medina author Russell Ferguson author Michael T Taussig author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd

Published:19th May '22

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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.'

ISBN: 9780714875002

Dimensions: 290mm x 250mm x 26mm

Weight: 1864g

240 pages

Revised edition