Francis AlÿsSeptember 28 – December 14, 2008 |
Francis Alÿs Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996 Graphite, tape, and collage on vellum. 1 of 384 framed drawings, installed with DVD animation, 9:40 min., maquette, wooden table, and string Dimensions variable Courtesy of artist and David Zwirner, New York |
| Mexico City-based artist Francis Alÿs will present his animation Bolero, along with the 511 graphite drawings from which the animation is made, and Politics of Rehearsal, a 30-minute video that combines footage of a speech by President Truman, narration by critic Cuauhtémoc Medina, and a rehearsal for a striptease. Rehearsal parallels sociopolitical promises made to Latin America by the United States with the tactics of a stripper—always leaving something to be desired.  |
