An art of play, pedestrianism and participation: on Alÿs' abiding motifs

Published to accompany a major solo exhibition by Francis Alÿs （born 1959） at the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne in 2021, this monograph presents an

overview of the Belgian-born artist's work in video, painting and drawing,

with special emphasis on a central theme of his practice, the act of walking. At the intersection of art, architecture and social practice, his artworks explore urban tensions and the geopolitical stakes of the spaces he explores. From urban strolls to exploring territories and their borders, Alÿs chronicles everyday rituals, habits and experiences through poetic films and works on paper. Among the many projects highlighted in this publication are Alÿs' works related to his Afghan experience and his Children's Games series in which the imaginary spaces of childhood join the artist's poetics of space. Edited and introduced by MCBA Lausanne curator Nicole Schweizer, the book features essays by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Professor of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley;

Luis Pérez-Oramas, independent curator and writer, New York; and Judith Rodenbeck,

Associate Professor, Department of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside.

游戏、步行、参与的艺术：关于弗朗西斯·艾利斯（Francis Alÿs）的持久主题

为配合2021年在洛桑州立美术馆举办的弗朗西斯·艾利斯（1959年出生）的大型个展而出版，这本专著概述了这位出生于比利时的艺术家在视频、绘画和素描方面的作品，并特别强调了他实践的一个核心主题——行走的行为。在艺术、建筑和社会实践的交叉点上，他的艺术作品探索了城市的紧张关系和他所探索的空间的地缘政治利害关系。从城市漫步到探索领土及其边界，艾利斯通过诗意的电影和纸上作品记录了日常仪式、习惯和经验。本书所强调的众多项目包括艾利斯与阿富汗经历相关的作品，以及儿童游戏系列，其中童年的想象空间加入了艾利斯的空间诗学。本书由洛桑MCBA策展人尼科尔·施韦策（Nicole Schweizer）编辑和介绍，加州大学伯克利分校艺术史教授朱莉娅·布莱恩-威尔逊（Julia Bryan-Wilson）、纽约独立策展人和作家路易斯·佩雷斯-奥拉马斯（Luis Pérez-Oramas）以及加州大学河滨分校媒体和文化研究系副教授朱迪思·罗登贝克（Judith Rodenbeck）撰写了文章。