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A fully updated edition of the artist´s first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade since its original publication

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Francis Al˜s examines the patterns of various urban sites before weaving his own fables into their tangled social fabric with wit, sensitivity, and an acutely personal connection to his subject matter. A scene as such as

a Volkswagen Beetle struggling up a hill or a man pushing a block of ice can carry a message that resonates far beyond the work´s simple parameters. As he puts it, ´Sometimes doing something poetic can become political, and sometimes doing something political can become poetic.´

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Ferguson, Russell
Russell Ferguson is a critic and curator based in Los Angeles. [Fisher]Jean Fisher (1942-2016) was an artist and a writer.

Fisher, Jean
Jean Fisher (1942-2016) was an artist and a writer.

Medina, Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc Medina is a writer, critic, and curator based in Mexico City.

Taussig, Michael
Michael Taussig is a writer and anthropologist based in New York.

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