Description
| Product ID: | 9780714875002 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series |
| Title: | Francis Alys |
| Subtitle: | Revised & Expanded Edition |
| Authors: | Author: Cuauhtemoc Medina, Russell Ferguson, Michael T. Taussig, Jean Fisher |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Individual artists, art monographs, Individual artists, art monographs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A fully updated and expanded edition of the artist's first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade since its original publication A fully updated and expanded edition of the artist''s first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade since 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 an acutely 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.'' |
| Imprint Name: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-19 |