Francis AlÿsThe Liar, the Copy of the Liar, 1994

Oil and encaustic on linen

Each: 6 3/8 x 5 in

About the artist

Francis Alÿs Belgian-born Francis Alÿs (b. 1959) is known for his in-depth projects in a wide range of media, including documentary film, painting, drawing, performance, two-dimensional animation, and video. Through his practice, Alÿs consistently directs his distinct poetic and imaginative sensibility toward anthropological and geopolitical concerns centered around observations of, and engagements with, everyday life. The artist himself has described his work as “a sort of discursive argument composed of episodes, metaphors, or parables.” Born in Antwerp, Alÿs originally trained as an architect. He moved to Mexico City in 1986, where he continues to live and work, and it was the confrontation with issues of urbanization and social unrest in his country of adoption that inspired his decision to become a visual artist.

Francis AlÿsThe Liar, the Copy of the Liar, 1994

Oil and encaustic on linen

Each: 6 3/8 x 5 in

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