Artist
Francis Alÿs
b. 1959 · Belgian-Mexican
Francis Alÿs creates performances, films, drawings and paintings from walking, rumor, labor and urban observation. Based in Mexico City since the 1980s, he has developed works in which modest actions—pushing ice, moving sand, tracing borders—become reflections on politics and collective effort.
Performance; video; painting; drawing
Major Works
- 1997Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing) →
- 2004The Green Line →
- 2002When Faith Moves Mountains →
- 1991–92The Collector →
- 2000Re-enactments →
- 1995The Leak →
- 2002The Modern Procession →
- 2004The Nightwatch →
- 2008Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River →
- 1999 onwardChildren’s Games →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo