Francis Alÿs
Belgian · b. 1959 · Painter, Sculptor
Francis Alÿs is a Belgian-born contemporary and multidisciplinary artist based in Mexico City. Alÿs explores themes including geopolitics, collective action, urban tensions,… (Wikipedia)
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Untitled (Installation of two works, in collaboration with Emilio Rivera)Phillips · £239,400≈ $291,206≈ €276,891Sign up to see
Déjà-vu (Clock)Phillips · £165,100≈ $208,769≈ €195,184Sign up to see
Cityscapes - (con sabana), (Triptych: Francis - Juan Garcia - Emilio Rivera)Phillips · £149,000≈ $181,303≈ €171,754Sign up to see
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Francis Alÿs is a Belgian-born contemporary and multidisciplinary artist based in Mexico City. Alÿs explores themes including geopolitics, collective action, urban tensions, and everyday life in a variety of mediums ranging from paint to performance.
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In the collections of
TateArt Gallery of New South WalesArt Institute of ChicagoBonnefanten MuseumHessel Museum of ArtIsrael MuseumKunsthaus ZürichLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMuseum LudwigMuseum of Fine Arts, HoustonMuseum of Modern ArtNational Gallery of CanadaSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum AmsterdamStedelijk Museum voor Actuele KunstWallonia-Brussels Federation Museum of Contemporary Arts
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Also known as Francis Alys, Francis De Smedt
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.