Francis Alÿs Movies

  • 2004
    The Green Line

    The Green Line

    The Green Line

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    In The Green Line, for which the axiom was ‘sometimes the political is poetic, sometimes the poetic is political’, Alÿs walks holding a punctured can...

    The Green Line
  • 2004
    Samples II

    Samples II

    Samples II

    02004HD

    In “Samples II”, Alÿs walks around London with a drum stick in his hand, playing the sounds of metal fences beside him.

    Samples II
  • 2004
    Railings

    Railings

    Railings

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    This video performance showcases two works by the artist. In the first, he walks through the streets of London, trailing a wooden drumstick along a se...

    Railings
  • 1997
    Paradox of Praxis 1

    Paradox of Praxis 1

    Paradox of Praxis 1

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    For more than nine hours, Francis Alÿs pushes a block of ice through the streets of Mexico City until it completely melts.

    Paradox of Praxis 1
  • 1997
    Patriotic Tales

    Patriotic Tales

    Patriotic Tales

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    The video shows the artist walking in circles around the flagpole (“Madre Patria”) in Zócalo, Mexico City’s monumental central square, which is flanke...

    Patriotic Tales
  • 2011
    Watercolor

    Watercolor

    Watercolor

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    "Mixing water from the Red Sea with water from the Black Sea". Trabzon, Turkey-Aqaba, Jordan, 2010.

    Watercolor