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| Francis Alÿs, Song for Lupita, 1998 |
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Song for Lupita 1998
Many works by Francis Alÿs are destined for places other than the exhibition space, and are thus rarely directly apparent for the public. The works that are displayed within the museological context are no more than 'remnants' of a deed or activity that has happened elsewhere. For example, there are the many hikes that Alÿs has made. A collection of postcards with a photo of the rambling artist and a short description of the activity are the only tangible proof of these ventures.
In Squatters, Alÿs shows the public his working process. A large number of pictures are gathered together as if in an archive. The various stages of a work are illustrated by drawings on tracing paper that have been developed by cutting, pasting and being drawn over again. It seems as if they are never finished and are in a continuous state of flux. This can also be seen in the animated film Song for Lupita (1998), in which a hastily sketched, young female character pours a liquid from one glass to another in a jolting, never-ending movement.
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Lives and works in Mexico, D.F.
Francis Alÿs describes the context in which he works as "political in Greek sense of polis, the city as a place of sensations and conflicts, from which are drawn the materials to create fictions, art and urban myths."
selected exhibitions:
1997 Jack Tilton Gallery, New York (solo)
The Liar, The Copy of the Liar, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico D.F. (solo)
Antechamber, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
1998 Le temps du sommeil, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (solo)
Web Site Project, Dia Center for the Arts, New York (solo)
Roteiros, XXIV São Paulo 1999
Stand-by, Lisson Gallery, London (solo)
Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich (solo)
Mario Flecha Galeria, Girona, Spain (solo)
48th Biennale di Venezia,
Venice Mirror's Edge, touring exhibition
2000 Plug In, Winnipeg, Canada (solo)
Sala Moncada, Fundació la Caixa, Barcelona (solo)
Acme Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
Stimuli, Witte de With, Rotterdam
Age of Influence, MCA, Chicago
2001 Francis Alÿs, Musée Picasso, Antibes, France (solo)
Drawings, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv |
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