Francis Alÿs. The Nature of the Game

Gerard-Jan Claes • Boek • paperback

• Samenvatting
  In 1999, a short video of a solitary boy kicking an empty bottle up a hill in Mexico City became the first instalment of Children’s Games, a series of works by artist Francis Alÿs (b. Antwerp, 1959). The ongoing project, which now numbers around thirty-five works, has gradually given shape to an extensive collection of videos of children at play. For almost twenty-five years, Alÿs and his collaborators Félix Blume, Julien Devaux, and Rafael Ortega have been travelling around the world to document the distinctive ways in which children interact with each other and their physical environment. They have gone from remote villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Nepal to the mountains of Switzerland and metropoles like Hong Kong and Paris, but have also visited the war-torn city of Mosul in Iraq, the border between Mexico and the United States, and the strait of Gibraltar that divides Africa and Europe. The resulting images are standing proof of the seriousness of play and of children’s stunning powers of resilience in the face of conflict. This volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective to the many layers of Children’s Games. It includes an interview with Francis Alÿs and Rafael Ortega, a series of essays by well-known scholars and art critics, curatorial statements, and a logbook related to the presentation of Children’s Games at the Venice Biennale of 2022.
  
  In 1999, a short video of a solitary boy kicking an empty bottle up a hill in Mexico City became the first instalment of Children’s Games, a series of works by artist Francis Alÿs (b. Antwerp, 1959). The ongoing project, which now numbers around thirty-five works, has gradually given shape to an extensive collection of videos of children at play. For almost twenty-five years, Alÿs and his collaborators Félix Blume, Julien Devaux, and Rafael Ortega have been travelling around the world to document the distinctive ways in which children interact with each other and their physical environment. They have gone from remote villages in DR Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Nepal to the mountains of Switzerland and metropoles like Hong Kong and Paris, but have also visited the war-torn city of Mosul in Iraq, the border between Mexico and the United States, and the strait of Gibraltar that divides Africa and Europe. The resulting images are standing proof of the seriousness of play and of children’s stunning powers of resilience in the face of conflict. This volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective to the many layers of Children’s Games. It includes an interview with Francis Alÿs and Rafael Ortega, a series of essays by well-known scholars and art critics, curatorial statements, and a logbook related to the presentation of Children’s Games at the Venice Art Biennale of 2022.
• Productinformatie
  Binding : Paperback
  Distributievorm : Boek (print, druk)
  Formaat : 171mm x 232mm
  Aantal pagina's : 176
  Uitgeverij : Leuven University Press
  ISBN : 9789462703841
  Datum publicatie : 09-2023
  
• Inhoudsopgave
  Preface Francis Alÿs. The Nature of the Game Gerard-Jan Claes and Stéphane Symons Interview with Francis Alÿs and Rafael Ortega, Nov. 9, 2022 Gerard-Jan Claes and Stéphane Symons Children’s Games. A Reflection on the Work of Francis Alÿs Tim Ingold Francis Alÿs. Children’s Games Karen Lang Not a Playground Rodrigo Pérez de Arce Antoncic A Space to Play Zeynep Kubat Entering the Game Virginia Roy The Right to Play Juan Martín Pérez Garcia The Echo of the Children’s Games Hilde Teerlinck Curating Connection and Cultural Memory. Reflections on an Encounter with The Nature of the Game at the Venice Biennale in 2022 John Potter Sharing the Game Giulio Piovesan Illustration Credits Acknowledgements
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