Francis Alys ; revised and expanded edition

• Date de parution : 23/05/2019
• Editeur : Phaidon Press
• EAN : 9780714875002
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : 240
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Anglais
• Thème : Art en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

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 as such as a Volkswagen Beetle struggling up a hill or a man pushing a block of ice... Voir plus

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 as 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.'