Francis Alys: Revised & Expanded Edition

In his first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade after 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 a personal connection to his subject matter, Alÿs' scenes can carry messages that resonate far beyond their simple parameters, as he believes that sometimes doing something poetic can become political, and vice versa.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

A fully revised and expanded version of the artist's first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade after its initial publication, Francis Alÿs delves into the patterns of various urban sites before interweaving his own fables into their intricate social fabric with wit, sensitivity, and a deeply 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."

A fully revised and expanded version of the artist's first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade after its initial publication, Francis Alÿs delves into the patterns of various urban sites before interweaving his own fables into their intricate social fabric with wit, sensitivity, and a deeply 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."

Weight: 1866g
Dimension: 300 x 262 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780714875002