Francis Alÿs JWL imaginatively updated to the present

imaginatively updated to the present

Whatever identities you struggle with

Analyzing the archive of liberalism alongside the colonial state archives from which it has been separated

surveying fifteen years of her photography

Modern and Contemporary African art is at the forefront of the current curatorial and collector movement in today’s art scene

Francis Alÿs JWL imaginatively updated to the presentA fully updated edition of the artist's first comprehensive monograph, more than a decade since its original publication. Francis Als 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 such as a Volkswagen Beetle struggling up a hill or a man pushing a block of ice can carry a message that resonates far