Francis Alÿs
Children's Games, Various locations, 1999–Present
Installation view at Copenhagen Contemporary, 2022
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Francis Alÿs
Sandlines, the Story of History, Iraq, 2018–2020
Single channel film, 61 min
Made in in collaboration with Julien Devaux, Ivan Boccara, and the Ruya Foundation
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Francis Alÿs
Exodus, 2014-2018
Graphite on paper in eight hundred and fifty (850) parts and single channel video, 17 min 8 sec
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2018
Francis Alÿs
Color Matching, Mosul, Iraq, 2016
Video documentation of an action, 4 min 56 sec
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Francis Alÿs
Bartella Iraq, Oct 2016
Oil and graphite on linen
Diptych
Each: 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (14.4 x 18.9 cm)
Each: 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (14.4 x 18.9 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Cut, 1992-2015
Oil and encaustic on panel
16 x 19 5/8 x 7/8 inches (40.6 x 49.8 x 2.2 cm)
Francis Alÿs
The Silence of Ani, Turkish-Armenian Border, 2015
Video documentation of an action, 13 min 21 sec
Made in collaboration with Antonio Fernández Ros, Julien Devaux, Félix Blume, and the teens of Kars
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Francis Alÿs
Lada Kopeika Project, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014
Video documentation of an action, 9 min
In collaboration with my Frédéric De Smedt, Constantin Felker, and Julien Devaux
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Francis Alÿs
Paradox of Praxis 5: Sometimes we dream as we live & sometimes we live as we dream, Ciudad Juárez, México, 2013
Video documentation of an action, 7 min 49 sec
Made in collaboration with Julien Devaux, Rafael Ortega, Alejandro Morales, and Félix Blume
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Francis Alÿs
Linchados, 2010
Oil on canvas on wood
5 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 7/8 inches (13.5 x 18 x 2 cm)
Francis Alÿs
REEL-UNREEL, 2011
Video documentation of an action, 19 min 28 sec
Made in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi
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Francis Alÿs
Untitled (color bar), 2011-2012
Oil and collage on canvas on wood
5 3/8 x 7 x 5/8 inches (13.5 x 17.7 x 1.5 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Afghan Night 3, 2013
Oil and encaustic on panel
8 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (21.3 x 16 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Watercolor, Trabzon, Turkey-Aqaba, Jordan, 2010
Video documentation of an action, 1 min 19 sec (loop)
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Francis Alÿs
Tornado, Mexico City (Milpa Alta), Mexico, 2000-2010
Video documentation of an action, 39 min
Made in in collaboration with Julien Devaux Installation view at the Tate Modern, 2000-2010
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Francis Alÿs
Installation of Camguns at Museo Tamayo, 2014
Francis Alÿs
Don't Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River, 2006-2012
Installation of paintings, shoeboats, works on vellum, sculptures, and clippings
Overall dimensions variable
Overall dimensions variable
Installation view at David Zwirner Paris, 2021
Francis Alÿs
Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River, Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco-Spain, 2008
Video documentation of an action, 7 min 46 sec
In collaboration with Rafael Ortega, Julien Devaux, Felix Blume, Ivan Boccara, Abbas Benhim, Fundación Montenmedio Arte and the kids of Tangier and Tarifa
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Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Study for 'Don't Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River'), 2006-2008
Oil and encaustic on canvas on panel
Diptych, overall: 11 x 7 1/4 inches (27.9 x 18.4 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Study for 'Don't Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River'), 2006-2008
Oil and encaustic on canvas on panel
7 x 9 inches (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Fabiola, Various dates
Paintings, ephemera, and mixed media
Overall dimensions variable
Installation view at the Menil Collection, 2016-2018
Installation view at the Menil Collection, 2016-2018
Francis Alÿs
Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996-2007
Installation composed of videos, drawings, and sculpture
Installation view at the 52nd Venice Biennale
Francis Alÿs
When Faith Moves Mountains, 2002
Video documentation of an action, 36 min
In collaboration with Cuauhtémoc Medina and Rafael Ortega
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Francis Alÿs
The Modern Procession, New York, United States, 2002
Video documentation of an action, 11 min 23 sec
In collaboration with Rafael Ortega, The Public Art Fund and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Francis Alÿs
Modern Procession (The Rehearsal), 2002
Graphite and collage on vellum
10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (26.7 x 34.9 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Rehearsal II, 2001
Video documentation of an action, 14 min 25 sec
Francis Alÿs
Re-enactments, Mexico City, Mexico, 2001
Video documentation of an action, 5 min 20 sec
In collaboration with Rafael Ortega
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Francis Alÿs
Zócalo, Mexico City, May 22, 1999
Single channel video projection, 12 hours
In collaboration with Rafael Ortega
Francis Alÿs
Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing, Mexico City, 1997
Video documentation of an action, 5 min
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Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Sign Painting Project), 1993-1997
Acrylic on board
1) 63 3/4 x 43 1/2 x 1 5/8 inches (161.9 x 110.5 cm),
2) 47 1/2 x 36 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (120.7 x 93.3 cm),
3) 11 1/5 x 8 5/8 x 5/8 inches (28.4 x 21.9 cm),
4) 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 5/8 inches (23.8 x 18 cm)
2) 47 1/2 x 36 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (120.7 x 93.3 cm),
3) 11 1/5 x 8 5/8 x 5/8 inches (28.4 x 21.9 cm),
4) 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 5/8 inches (23.8 x 18 cm)
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1995-1996
1) Oil, paper, and tape on fabric, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5/8 inches (31.8 x 24.1 x 1.6 cm)
2) Enamel on metal, 51 1/4 x 36 1/8 x 7/8 inches (130.2 x 91.8 x 2.2 cm)