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Francis Alÿs

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None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

209

Works in Collection

449

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Artworks (209)

Collectors

2006 · 36 tin dogs, magnets, metal detritus, nylon strings, map on paper mounted on wood, photographs, graphite and acrylic pai

display dimensions variable

Tate

The Commuters

2005 · Oil paint on canvas, photograph, gelatin silver print on paper, ink on paper and 18 drawings

overall display dimensions variable

Tate

A Personal Repertoire of Possible Behaviour While Walking the Streets in London Town

2005 · 9 works on paper, photographs, graphite, ink and tape

frame (each): 297 x 236 x 20 mm displayed: 297 x 2360 x 20 mm

Tate

Knots

2005 · 3 works on paper, graphite, ink and rope

support, each: 299 x 237 mm overall display dimensions variable

Tate

A Story of Deception

2003 · 16mm film (color, silent) and oil on canvas on wood, on two panels

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Museum of Modern Art

Patagonia, November

2003 · Oil on canvas on wood, two panels

9 5/8 x 3 3/4" (24.5 x 9.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El Gringo from Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image

2003 · Video (color, sound)

4:12 min.

Museum of Modern Art

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Ghetto Collector (for Parkett no. 69)

2003 · Multiple of tin, magnets, plastic string, and rubber wheels

6 1/2 x 9 x 5" (16.5 x 23 x 12.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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David Zwirner

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David Zwirner

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Tate

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Christie's

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition David Zwirner: 30 Years

2024