Francis Alys - Russell Ferguson
A close look at the Mexico City-based artist's lyrical expansions of art into life.Survey by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Interview by Russell Ferguson, Focus by Jean Fisher, Artist's Choice byAugusto…
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A close look at the Mexico City-based artist's lyrical expansions of art into life.Survey by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Interview by Russell Ferguson, Focus by Jean Fisher, Artist's Choice byAugusto Monterroso, Writings by Francis AlysA look at the Mexico City-based artist's lyrical expansions of art into life.The work of Francis Alys (b.1959) blurs the boundaries between the artist and the subjectThis is the first comprehensive monograph on the artist's diverse body of workHe employs a range of media – including painting, video, and other more unorthodox materials – in innovative takes on observation, participation and performanceAlys's work stems from his interest in the powera that shape urban existence, as well as the innovative schemes that ordinary individuals devise to subvert them Alys invents his own fables, weaving them into the social fabric of such cities as Venice,London and Mexico City, his home for nearly 20 yearsAlys´s work has been included in the world's top international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (2001), the CarnegieInternational (2004) and the Sao Paulo Biennial (2004) 250 colour photographs, 50 black and white photographs