SET THEORY by Francis Alÿs Print

"At this point, it doesn't matter if you're looking at a model, a copy, or a copy of a copy.” Notes on SET THEORY by Dany Ruiz: What kind of contribution to the medium could arise from local-global dialogues, subject-context, history-tradition, and media-forms? - Gerardo Mosquera: Every act of subversion has a necessary component of deception. - Francis Alÿs: From others and oneself. It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. (Havana, February 2006. Francis Alÿs: An account of a negotiation. An investigation into the parallel activities of performance and painting) - Cuauhtémoc Medina to Dany Ruiz on December 23, 2019: "I'm afraid you're creating a world of ideas that have no answer. My place is to see your work and think about it. You made a request to Francis Alÿs. I forwarded it, but he wasn't interested. I appreciate your messages, but send me your work instead of enclosing yourself in a sea of complaints about human quality, which have a circular sense." - Marysol Nieves from CHRISTIE'S to Dany Ruiz on January 12, 2021: "The project you describe below and attach sounds fascinating in terms of expanding the conceptual framework around Francis Alÿs's work." - Reid Cashour from PHILLIPS to Dany Ruiz on February 22, 2021: Our specialists noted that "since it is a very recent painting (2020), we recommend preserving it at this time, as there are no comparable works from this period/series that have been offered in the secondary market."