FRANCIS ALŸS

FRANCIS ALŸS

b. 1959, Belgium

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Fair Necessities Five Phenomenal Works at Art Basel 2025

Opinion Fair Necessities: Five Phenomenal Works at Art Basel 2025 Rory Mitchell As the world's most influential art fair opens its doors in Switzerland, Ocula Advisory's Rory Mitchell selects five exceptional works to look out for.

Eight Works to Fawn over at Frieze London 2024

Spotlight Eight Works to Fawn over at Frieze London 2024 Ocula Advisors have selected eight must‑see artworks at this year's fair, which returns to London with a fresh layout.

FotoFocus Biennial 2024 to Illuminate Backstories

News FotoFocus Biennial 2024 to Illuminate Backstories Elaine YJ Zheng The largest photography and video biennial in the U.S. will urge audiences to consider what lies beyond the frame.

Francis Alys Playground Takeover at Barbican

Opinion Francis Alÿs' Playground Takeover at Barbican Rory Mitchell The Mexico‑based artist has spent the past two decades documenting children at play around the world. This summer, the Barbican hosts the artist's largest U.K. survey, 'Ricochets'.

The Best Summer Blockbuster Exhibitions Worldwide

Spotlight The Best Summer Blockbuster Exhibitions Worldwide The Venice Biennale has been reviewed, the Met Gala's red carpet walked, and the lake outside Hans Ulrich Obrist's Serpentine office is almost warm enough for swimming. So what art shall we all see this summer?

Venice Biennale 2022 In Photos

Photolog Venice Biennale 2022: In Photos Every two years the Venice Biennale invites the world to showcase the best contemporary art its nations have to offer. The 2022 event was no exception, with many stellar exhibitions on display. However it was Sonia Boyce and her project Feeling Her Way, which won Britain the Golden Lion for best National Pavilion. Explore the Venice Biennale in...

59th Venice Biennale and Beyond Artist Selections

Spotlight 59th Venice Biennale and Beyond: Artist Selections Rory Mitchell We share some of our favourite presentations from across the Venice Biennale and collateral exhibitions.

Highlights from the Opening of the Venice Biennale

Opinion Highlights from the Opening of the Venice Biennale Rory Mitchell We share some of our favourites from the first day of the Venice Biennale, with Simone Leigh and Francis Alÿs coming out on top.⁠⁠

Principle of Hope at Inside-Out Art Museum in Beijing

Spotlight 'Principle of Hope' at Inside-Out Art Museum in Beijing Shanyu Zhong Inside‑Out Art Museum's current group exhibition in Beijing asks: is there reason to retain faith in perilous times?

Mak2 Claims Her Future in House of Fortune

Conversation | Partnership Mak2 Claims Her Future in House of Fortune Stephanie Bailey On the occasion of her third solo show with de Sarthe, Mak2 reflects on fortune telling, speculation, control, value, and humour.

Koreas Demilitarised Zone Hosts Major Exhibition

News Korea’s Demilitarised Zone Hosts Major Exhibition Sam Gaskin Works by over 30 artists including Haegue Yang, Francis Alÿs, and Nam June Paik are now showing in a guard post, two train stations, and a dedicated cultural centre.

ARCOmadrid Art Fair Highlights

Spotlight ARCOmadrid: Art Fair Highlights Rory Mitchell Explore artwork highlights selected by the Advisory team and showing at Spain's celebrated contemporary art fair ARCOmadrid.

Francis Alys atDavid Zwirner

Opinion Francis Alÿs atDavid Zwirner Rory Mitchell Representing Belgium at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Mexico‑based artist Francis Alÿs opens his first show in Paris on 27 May with David Zwirner.

Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 Artist Highlights

Spotlight Art Basel Hong Kong 2021: Artist Highlights Stephanie Bailey Ocula Magazine previews a selection of highlights showing with galleries at Art Basel Hong Kong, running between 19 and 23 May 2021.

Francis Alys on Borders and Games in Hong Kong

Conversation | Collaboration Francis Alÿs on Borders and Games in Hong Kong Xue Tan & Tobias Berger Francis Alÿs discusses two key themes in his current solo exhibition in Hong Kong at Tai Kwun Contemporary: borders and children's games.

RoseLee Goldberg Performance Then and Now

Conversation RoseLee Goldberg: Performance Then and Now Fawz Kabra RoseLee Goldberg discusses the history of performance art and her ongoing support of artists in realising ambitious live performance work through the Performa Biennial, which is set to launch its eighth edition in New York on 1 November.

TarraWarra International 2019 Tracing Tangible Shadows

Spotlight TarraWarra International 2019: Tracing Tangible Shadows Natalie King TarraWarra International 2019: The Tangible Trace, curated by Victoria Lynn, considers the trace as a 'residue or marker of a place, situation or body of knowledge.'

Shanghai Art Exhibitions to See 2018 Lowdown

Spotlight Shanghai Art Exhibitions to See: 2018 Lowdown Sam Gaskin With the West Bund Art & Design and ART021 art fairs opening next week along with the launch of the 12th Shanghai Biennale, here is a selection of exhibitions to see around Shanghai.

Gwangju Biennale Imagined Borders

Spotlight Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders Tessa Moldan ...while the thematic chaos of the multi‑curator approach adopted by this biennial invites easy criticism, the production of an exhibition where vastly different and far‑ranging ideas are able to fluidly interact is also what makes this a model platform.

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