Jan Mot

Francis Alÿs

Born in 1959 in Antwerp (BE).
Lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico


Monographs

Francis Alÿs. The Nature of the Game, Gerard-Jan Claes and Stéphane Symons, Leuven University Press, Leuven (BE), 2023, English, 176 pages, 23 × 17 × 1,2 cm

Francis Alÿs: Children’s Games, Texts by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Luis Pérez-Oramas, Lorna Scott Fox, MUAC, Mexico City, 2023, English/Spanish, 160 pages, 22 x 16 cm

Francis Alÿs: The Nature of the Game, Text by David MacDougall, published on the occasion of the Belgian pavilion at the 59th Biennale di Venezia, Dutch/English, 208 pages,18,5 x 11,5 cm

Francis Alÿs – Revised and Expanded, Texts by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Russell Ferguson, Jean Fisher and Michael Taussig, Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 2022, English, 240 pages, 29 x 24 cm

Francis Alÿs: As Long as I am walking, Nicole Schweizer, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Luis Pérez-Oramas, Judith Rodenbeck, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, 2021

Francis Alÿs: Border Barriers Typology, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, 2021

Francis Alÿs: Salam Tristesse, Irak, 2016-2020, Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, 2020, 48 pages, 17 x 22 cm

Art Icon 2020, Francis Alÿs, Text by Iwona Blazwick, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2020, 26 pages, 24 x 34 cm

Francis Alÿs. Children’s Games
, Texts by Jaap Guldemond, Marente Bloemheuvel, Cuauhtémoc Medina and David Mac Dougall, Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, 2019, English, 144 pages, color, 24x17 cm

Francis Alÿs: La dépense, Text by Yuko Hasegawa, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, and Sternberg Press, Berlin, 2018, English/Chinese, 20,3 x 14,2cm

Ciudad Juárez Projects, David Zwirner Books, New York, color, 2016, 21,3 x 13,7 cm.

Francis Alÿs: Le temps du sommeil, Texts by Francis Alÿs and Catherine Lampert, Secession, Vienna, 2016, English, 184 pages, color, 20,3 x 15,2 cm

Relato de una negociación, Texts by Francis Alÿs, Cuauhtémoc Medina and Michael Taussig, Museo Tamayo, 2015, Spanish/English, 240 pages, color, 21 × 15.2 cm

Reel-Unreel, Texts by Louise Sørensen, Ewa Gorzadek, Electa S.p.A., Milan, 2014, English/ Polish, 226 pages, 27.6 × 23.8 cm

Don't Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River, Texts by Francis Alÿs, Kazumo Yoshizaki and Yukie Kamiya, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Seigensha Art Publishing, Kyoto, 2013, Japanese/English, 123 pages, color, 25 × 18 cm

Francis Alÿs: Schilder van Luchtspiegelingen, Ed. Paul de Moor, Ludion, Antwerpen, 2013, Flemish, 56 pages, 27 × 22 cm

Fabiola, Foreword by Maja Oeri, texts by Lynne Cook, Dario Libero Gamboni, Schaulager, Laurenz Foundation & Schwabe Verlag, Basel, 2011, English, 88 pages, 29.7 × 21 cm

A Story of Deception, Eds. Mark Godfrey, Klaus Biesenbach, Kerryn Greenberg, Tate Publishing, London, 2010, English, 200 pages, color, 24.5 × 19 cm

Sign Painting Project, Ed. Theodora Vischer, Schaulager, Basel, Steidl, Göttingen, 2010, English, 200 pages, color, 14.5 × 27 cm

Le Temps du Sommeil, Text by Enrique Juncosa, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Charta Milan, 2010, English, 170 pages, 14.5 × 19.5 cm

In a given Situation, Texts by Alfonso Reyes, Cuauhtémoc Medina, Ton Marar, Edition Cosac Naify, 29th Sao Paolo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brasil, 2010, English/Portuguese, 152 pages, color, 22 × 17 cm

Silencio, Flipbook, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, 2010, 160 pages, color, 8 × 12 cm

Fabiola, Texts by David Morgan, Susan Laningham, Stephen Bann, Martha Buskirk, Lynne Cooke and Saint Jerome, Dia Art Foundation, New York & Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2008, English, 298 pages, 25 × 19 cm

Francis Alÿs, Ed. by Ingvild Goetz, Karsten Löckemann, Stephan Urbaschek, texts by Ingvild Goetz, Stephan Urbaschek, Karsten Löckemann, Katharina Vossenkuhl, Magali Arriola, Sammlung Goetz, Munich, German/English, 159 pages, 2008

Francis Alÿs, Survey by Cuauhtémoc Medina, interview by Russell Ferguson, focus by Jean Fisher, artist’s Choice by Augusto Monterroso, writings by Francis Alÿs, PHAIDON, New York, 2007, English, 160 pages, 29 × 25 cm

A Story of Deception, A Story of Deception / Historia de un desengaño, with Rafael Ortega and Olivier Debroise, MALBA, 2006, English

A Story of Deception. Patagonien 2003-2006, With Rafael Ortega and Olivier Debroise, Texts by Nikola Dietrich, Olivier Debroise, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, 2006, Germ/Engl., 106 pages

Seven Walks London 2004-5, Interview von James Lingwood, Texts by Robert Harbison, David Toop, Artangel, London, 2005, English, 143 pages

Walking Distance from the Studio, Text von Annelie Lütgens, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 2004, German/English, 160 pages

The Modern Procession, Texts by Susan K. Freedman, Tom Eccles, Francesco Pellizzi, Dario Gamboni, RoseLee Goldberg, Lynne Cooke, Harper Montgomery, Alejandro Diaz, Laurence Kardish, Francis Alÿs, Public Art Fund, New York, 2004, English, 112 pages, 31 × 24 cm

The Prophet and the Fly, Text by Catherine Lampert, Rome/Zurich/Madrid, 2002/03, 188 pages

Francis Alÿs, Ed. by Philippe Grand, texts by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Thierry Davila, Carlos Basualdo, Antenne Éditoriale, Lyon, 2001, French/English, 112 pages

The Last Clown, Text by David G. Torres, Ed. Silvia Sauquet, Fundació “la Caixa”, Barcelona, 2000, Spanish/Catalan/English, 12 Pages + Leporello, color, 21 × 21 cm

The Last Clown, Texts by Francis Alÿs, Louise Déry, Cuauhtémoc Medina and Michèle Thériault, Galerie de L’UQAM, 2000, French/English, 88 pages, 13.5 × 20.5cm

Walks / Paseos, Texts by Ivo Mesquita, Kurt Hollander, Pablo Vargas Lugo, Bruce W. Ferguson, Travesías, Mexico, 1998, Spanish/English, 63 pages

The Liar / The Copy of the Liar, Ed. Rocío Mireles, Mexico, 1994, 


Selected books & group exhibition catalogues

2022
Pis Marcos, Monserrat, Camiños Creativos, Xunta de Galicia, EDITA, A Coruña (ES), p. 174-175, 273, 307

Van Espen, Silvia; Sorokina, Elena; Bouvard, Émilie; Garlatyova, Gabriela; Asalia, Nour, fragilités, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, p. 13, 36, 42-45, 68

2021
Will, Emilia, The Dog, Tate Publishing, London.

2020
Koskina, Katerina; Vitali, Daphne (eds), Enter Emst, Emst National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens.

Danesi, Fabien; Karroum, Abdellah (eds), Our World is burning, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.

2019
Snauwaert, Dirk; Friling, Charlotte (eds) Convex/Concave: Belgian Contemporary Art. WIELS, Brussels; TANK, Shanghai.

Endless Enigma: Eight Centuries of Fantastic Art. David Zwirner Books, New York.

Bradway, Todd (ed.) Landscape Painting Now. D.A.P., New York.

Fibicher, Bernard (ed.) Atlas. Cartographie du don. Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Lausanne. 

2018
Viveros-Fauné, Christian. Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art. David Zwirner Books, New York.

David Zwirner: 25 Years. David Zwirner Books, New York.

Hauswirth, Rainer. Getting Across. Goethe Institut, Munich.

2017
Maaz, Bernhard (ed.) Pinakotek der Moderne München: Sammlung Moderne Kunst. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich, p. 337.

2016
Pardo, Tania. El curso natural de las cosas. La Casa Encendida, Madrid, p. 91-95.

Kunz, Stephan et al. Solo Walks. Scheidegger & Spiess, Zürich, p. 126-127.

Johnson, Kaytie (ed.) Strange Currencies, The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia. 

El peso de un gesto. Colecciones "la Caixa", MACBA y Gulbenkian. Obra Social "la Caixa", Barcelona, p. 39.

2015
Evren, Süreyyya (ed.) 14th Istanbul Biennial: TUZLU SU: Düşünce Biçimleri Üzerine Bir Teori/SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms. Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and Yapı Kredi Publications, Istanbul.

2050. A brief history of the future. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.

Blazwick, Iwona (ed.) Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915-2015. Whitechapel Gallery, London and Prestel Verlag, Munich.

Atopolis. Wiels Centre d’Art Contemporain, Brussels.

Et In Libertalia Ego. La maison rouge, Paris.

Future Present: The Collection of the Emanuel Hoffman Foundation. 

Laurenz Foundation, Basel.

The Importance of Being… Stockmans Kalenders bvba, Duffel, Belgium.

Nada temas, dice ella. Cuando el arte revela verdades místicas/Fear nothing, she says. When art reveals mystical truths. Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Madrid and Ediciones Anómalas, Barcelona.

Painting Now. Thames & Hudson, New York.

Strange Currencies: Art & Action in Mexico City, 1990-2000. Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia.

Terrapolis. NEON, Athens and Whitechapel Gallery, London.

Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact. Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, New York.

Lee Sullivan, Lexi (ed.) Walking Sculpture 1967-2015. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts and Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.

2014
Arche Noah. Über Tier und Mensch in der Kunst. Museum Ostwall im Dortmunder U, Dortmund.

Art as a Verb. MONASH University Museum of Art (MUMA), Melbourne.

The Disappearance of the fireflies. Collection Lambert, Avignon and Actes Sud, Arles.

Impulse, Reason, Sense, Conflict. Abstract Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection. Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami.

Irgendetwas im Raum entzieht sich unseren Versuchen des Überfliegers/Something in Space Escapes Our Attempts at Surveying. Württembergische Kunstverein Stuttgart.

Manifest Intention/Intenzione manifesta. Il disegno in tutte le sue forme. Corraini Edizioni, Mantua, Italy.

Manifesta 10: European Biennial of Contemporary Art. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne.

Märk Linjen/Mark the Line. Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Melting Walls: Works from the Igal Ahouvi Art Collection. Babel Trilogy Part 3. The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University.

Memórias da Obsolescência: Coleção Ella Fontanals-Cisneros/Memories of Obsolescence: Collection Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. Paço das Artes and Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo.

Propaganda für die Wirklichkeit. DruckVerlag Kettler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

REINES WASSER. Die kostbarste Ressource der Welt/PURE WATER. The Most Valuable Resource in the World. Jung und Jung Verlag, Salzburg and LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz, Austria.

Secret Passions: Private Flemish Collections. lille3000, Lille.

Somos Libres II: Works from the Mario Testino Collection. Rizzoli, New York.

Sous influences. La maison rouge, Paris.

Tireless Refrain. Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

The Twenty-First Century Art Book. Phaidon Press, London.

Under the Same Sun: Art from Latin America Today. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Ulrich, Matthias (ed.) Unendlicher Spaß/Infinite Jest. Verlag für modern Kunst, Vienna.

The World Atlas of Street Photography. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.

2013
Biggs, Bryan (ed.) 3am: wonder, paranoia and the restless night. Liverpool University Press and The Bluecoat, Liverpool.

5th Fotofestival Mannheim-Ludwigshafen-Heidelberg: Grenzgänge. Magnum: Trans-Territories. Kehrer, Heidelberg.

Columbus, Nikki (ed.) 11th Sharjah Biennial: Re:emerge - Towards a New Cultural Cartography. Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates.

América Latina 1960-2013. Fotos + Textos. Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico, and Thames & Hudson, New York.

Gassner, Hubertus; Kölle, Brigitte (eds.) Fail Better: Film + Video. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.

Stargazer. Sven Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm.

Through a Glass Darkly: Faces Past and Present. Ernst Museum, Budapest.

Urbes Mutantes: Latin American Photography 1941-2012. Colección Leticia y Stanislas Poniatowski. Editorial RM, Mexico City and Toluca Editions, Paris.

Visionen. Atmosphären der Veränderung. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

Yes Naturally - How Art Saves the World. nai010 publishers, Rotterdam.

2012
Desire Paths. Cultural Espai, Fundación Caja Madrid, Barcelona.

Christov- Bakargiev, Carolyn (ed.) dOCUMENTA (13). Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

Petersens, Magnus af (ed.) Explosion! Painting as Action. Koenig Books, London and Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Barak, Ami; Gautier, Mary (eds.) Fremde überall/Foreigners everywhere: Contemporary Art from the Pomeranz Collection. Jewish Museum and EP Privatstiftung, Vienna.

Klang und Stille/Resonance and Silence. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

Dadi, Iftikhar; Nasar, Hammad (eds.) Lines of Control. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York.

Choinière, France (ed.) Live rightly, die, die... Dazibao, Montreal.

Carey-Thomas, Lizzie (ed.)  Migrations. Tate Britain, London.

Poule! Fundación/Colección Jumex, Ecatepec, Mexico

Friedli, Bettina (ed.) Schaulager: Preserve, Study, Share. Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel.

Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Unfinished Journeys. The National Museum of Norway - Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo.

2011
Art works. Deutsche Bank Collection Group Head Office, Frankfurt. Passion to Perform. Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt.

Big Brother: L’artiste face aux tyrans. Skira-Flammarion, Paris.

Colección Maraloto|El ojo del coleccionista. Museo de Arte Banco de la Repúplica, Bogotá.

Collection Vanmoerkerke. Rispoli Books, Brussels.

The Dialectic City: Document|Context. DaWire.

I promise to love you. Caldic Collectie, Rotterdam.

Living as Form. Creative Time Books, New York and The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Now: obras de La Colección Jumex. Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Stories of Material Life/Historias de la vida material. Centro de Artes Visuales Fundación Helga de Alvear, Cáceres, Spain.

Street Life and Home Stories. Museum Villa Stuck, Munich and Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Germany.

Wander, Labyrinthine Variations. Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz.

what we talk about when we talk about love. Stevenson, Cape Town.

2010
Wallace, Miranda (ed.) 21st Century: Art in the First Decade. Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

Farias, Agnaldo; Dosanjos, Moacir (eds.) 29th São Paulo Biennale: There is always a cup of sea to sail in. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.

At Home/Not At Home: Works from the Collection of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg. CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York.

Landau, Suzanne (ed.) Contemporary Art in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Dalí Doubled: From Surrealism to the Self - A New Critical View of Dalí. The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Goetz, ingvild; Urbaschek, Stephan (eds.) Fast Forward 2: The Power of Motion. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

Hareng Saur: Ensor and Contemporary Art. Ludion Publishers, Antwerp.

Mexico Beyond Its Revolution. Text by Adriana Zavala. Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachusetts.

Rosenthal, Stephanie (ed.) Move: Choreographing You. Hayward Publishing, London.

Nobody’s Property: Art, Land, Space, 2000-2010. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Ordinary Madness: Contemporary Works from the Collection. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.

Playlist – Moderna Museet c/o Jönköpings Iäns Museum. Jönköpings Iäns Museum, Jönköping, Sweden.

2009
Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia Museum of Art and Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.

Compass in Hand: Selections from the Judith Rothschild Foundation of Contemporary Drawings. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Curating Now. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.

Comer, Stuart (ed.) Film and Video Art. Tate Publishing, London.

Incidental Affairs: Contemporary Art of Transient States. Suntory Museum, Osaka.

Rattemeyer, Christian (ed.) The Judith Rothschild Foundation of Contemporary Drawings: Catalogue Raisonné. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

L’Archivio del Senso: Quaderni della Biennale 1. Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, Venice.

Maria Anwander: My Most Favourite Art. Fundación Bilbao Arte Fundaziona, Bilbao, Spain.

Ardalan, Ziba de Weck (ed.) Parades and Processions: Here Comes Everybody. Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art and Koenig Books, London.

Beyes, Timon; Deuflhard, Amelia; Krempl, Sophie Thérèse (eds.) Parcitypate: Art and Urban Space. Verlag Niggli, Zurich.

The Quick and the Dead. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Subversive Spaces: Surrealism + Contemporary Art. The Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, England.

Fassi, Luigi; Gallun, Lucy; Schillinger, Jakob (eds.) Time Out of Joint: Recall and Evocation in Recent Art. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.

Un certain etat du monde?/A Certain State of the World: A Selection of Works from the Francois Pinault Collection. Skira, Milan.

2008
Art & Today. Phaidon Press, London.

The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Thames & Hudson, New York.

Cullen, Deborah (ed.) Arte Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000. El Museo del Barrio, New York.

Artspace: Volume 1. Artspace/Clouds, Auckland, New Zealand.

Johnstone, Stephen. The Everyday (Documents of Contemporary Art). The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Thompson, Nato (ed.) Experimental Geography. Melville House Publishing, Brooklyn.

Full House: The Kouri Collection and American Minimalist Adventures. Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki.

Gwangju Biennale - Annual Report: A Year in Exhibitions. Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Gwangju, South Korea. 

Mexico: Expected/Unexpected. BnM uitgevers, Druten and Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, The Netherlands.

The Object Quality of the Problem: On the Space of Palestine/Israel. Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England.

On Procession: Art on Parade. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana.

Order. Desire. Light: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawings. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.

Biesenbac, Klaus (ed.) Political/Minimal. Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany.

Shaving the Mammoth. San Francisco Art.

Stations. 100 Meisterwerke zeitgenössischer Kunst. DuMont, Cologne.

Ebner, Florian et al. (eds.) Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography. Tate Publishing, London.

Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now. Aperture and Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York.

Tate Members: 50 Years. Tate Publishing, London.

This is Not to be Looked At: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

The Vincent Awards 2008. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

2007
52nd Venice Biennale: Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind: Art in the Present Tense. Marsilio Editori, Venice [two volumes].

Kurz, Peter (ed.) 100 Jahre Kunsthalle Mannheim: 1997-2007. Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany.

Artworks: The Progressive Collection. Art Publishers, New York.

Atlas: de l’art contemporain à l’usage de tous. Musée des Arts Contemporains, Hornu, Belgium.

Collection Art Contemporain. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.

Collectors 1: Collezione La Gaia. Centro Sperimentale per le Arti Contemporanee, Caraglio, Italy.

Commitment. Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Belgium.

Cuerpo y Mirada: Huellas del siglo XX. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

Doppelgänger: The Double of Reality. Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.

Expats/Clandestines. Wiels Centre d’art Contemporain, Brussels.

Fantasmagoria: Dibujo en Movimiento. Fundación ICO, Madrid.

Gioni, Massimiliano (ed.) Get Lost: Artists Map Downtown New York. New Museum, New York.

Schor, Gabriele (ed.) Held Together with Water: Art from the Sammlung Verbund. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

I Am As You Will Be: The Skeleton in Art. Cheim & Read, New York.

Jubilee: MuHKA 2007-1987-1967. Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp.

Stoschek, Julia (ed.) Julia Stoschek Collection - Number One: Destroy, She Said. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, Germany.

Debroise, Olivier (ed.) La Era de la Discrepancia/The Age of Discrepancies: Art and Visual Culture in Mexico 1968-1997. Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Arte, Mexico City.

Mapping London: Making Sense of the City. Black Dog Publishing, London.

Roberts, Rebecca (ed.) MOMA: Highlights Since 1980. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Momentary Momentum: Animated Drawings. Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, London.

Performa: New Visual Art Performance. Performa, New York.

Peripheral Vision and Collective Body. Museion - Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bolzano, Italy.

RAUM: Orte der Kunst. Akadamie der Künste, Berlin.

Secuencias 76/06: Arte contemporáneo en las Colecciones públicas de Extremadura. Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo, Badajoz, Spain.

Ileri, Cem (ed.) Time Present Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the Internatinal Istanbul Biennale. Istanbul Museum of Modern Art.

¡Viva la Muerte! Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna.

2006
Dark Places. Santa Monica Museum of Art, California.

Pedrosa, Adriano (ed.) Desenhos [drawings]: A-Z. Colecção Madeira Corporate Services, Lisbon.

Zybok, Oliver. Idylle: Traum und Trugschluss. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Germany.

La Visíon Impure: Fondos de la Colección Permanente. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

Le Mouvement des Images/The Movement of Images. Editions du Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Report (Not Announcement). Basis voor Actuele Kunst, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Satellite of Love. Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam.

Tokyo Blossoms: Deutsche Bank Collection Meets Zaha Hadid. Deutsche Bank Art, Frankfurt.

2005
Art Works: Place. Thames & Hudson, London.

Mosquera, Gerardo; Samos, Adrienne (eds.) Ciudad Multiple City Panama 2003: Urban and Global Cities - An Experiment in Context. Kit Publishers, Amsterdam.

Daumenkino: The Flip Book Show. Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne.

Ecstasy: In and About Altered States. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

EindhovenIstanbul. Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Zdenek, Felix (ed.) Goetz Meets Falckenberg: Works from the Goetz Collection and the Falckenberg Collection. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne.

Kastner, Jeffrey et al. (eds.) Odd Lots: Revisiting Gordon Matta Clark’s Fake Estates. Cabinet Books, New York.

Di Pietrantonio, Giacinto; Rodeschini Galati, M. Cristina (eds.) War is Over 1945-2005: The Freedom of Art from Picasso to Warhol and Cattelan. Galleria d’Arte Moderna Bergamo and Silvana Editoriale, Milan.

What’s New Pussycat? Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt and Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, Nuremberg.

The Wonderful Fund Collection. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.

2004
14th Biennale of Sydney: On Reason and Emotion. Biennale of Sydney.

26th São Paulo Biennial: Território Livre/Free Territory. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.

54th Carnegie International. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.

Densité ± 0. École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

Die Zehn Gebote. Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden.

Martin, Patricia (ed.) Edén. Colección Jumex, Mexico City.

Gegen den Strich: Neue Formen der Zeichnung. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany.

Legal/Illegal. NGBK/Schmetterling Verlag, Stuttgart.

Made in Mexico. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

New Tendencies in Mexican Art: The 1990s. Palgrave Macmillan, New York.

Parkett: 20 Years of Artists’ Collaborations. Kunsthaus Zürich and

Parkett Publishers, Zurich.

Revolving Doors. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid.

Soziale Kreaturen: Wie Körper Kunst wird. Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany.

Tätig Sein. Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin.

Time Zones: Recent Film and Video. Tate Modern, London.

Uses of the Image: Photography, Film and Video in the Jumex Collection. Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) – Fundación Costantini.

2003
Goetz, Ingvild; Urbaschek, Stephan (eds.) Fast Forward: Media Art Sammlung Goetz. Kunstverlag Ingvild Goetz, G.m.b.H., Hamburg.

Fuera de Campo. Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City.

The Labyrinthine Effect. Australian Center for Contemporary Art, Melbourne.

Outlook. Hellenic Culture Organization, Athens.

Somewhere Better Than This Place. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video. International Center for Photography, New York and Steidl, Göttingen, Germany.

2002
3rd Bienal Iberoamericana de Lima: Cuando la fe mueve montañas. Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima.

ABCDF: Graphic Dictionary of Mexico City. Editorial Diamantina, Mexico City.

Grosenick, Uta; Riemschneider, Burkhard (eds.) Art Now. Taschen, Cologne.

Axis Mexico: Common Objects and Cosmopolitan Actions. San Diego Museum of Art, California.

Centre of Attraction: 8th Baltic Triennial of International Art. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

The Hugo Boss Prize 2002. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Marcher, Créer: Déplacements, flâneries, dérives dans l’art de la fin du XX siècle. Editions du Regard, Paris.

Mexico City: An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York and Kunst-Werke, Berlin.

Moving Pictures: Contemporary Photography and Video from the Guggenheim Museum Collections. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Re-Enactment. Bernhart Schwenk. Pinakothek der Moderne Kunst, Munich.

Breuvart, Valerie (ed.) Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting. Phaidon Press, London.

Walk Ways. Independent Curators International, New York.

2001
Santo, Oshima (ed.) Egofugal: From the 7th Istanbul Biennial. Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation.

Hasegawa, Yuko (ed.) Egofugal: Fugue from Ego for the Next Emergence: 7th Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art.

Franke, Anselm; Pollack, Maika (eds.) Loop. Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich.

Fogle, Douglas (ed.) Painting at the Edge of the World. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Plateau of Humankind: 49th Venice Biennale. Electa, Milan.

Squatters. Museu Serralves, Porto, Portugal and Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam.

Subject Plural: Crowds in Contemporary Art. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas.

2000
Europe: Different Perspectives in Painting. Museo Michetti, Francavilla al Mare, Italy.

Fricciones: Latin America. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

Fuori Uso 2000: The Bridges. Giancarlo Politi Editore, Milan.

Making Time. Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, Florida.

Mixing Memory and Desire. Neues Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Out of Space. Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne.

1999
Dreams: 48th Venice Biennale. Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin.

Mirror’s Edge. Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden.

The Passion and the Wave: 6th International Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art.

1998
XXIV São Paulo Biennale: Roteiros. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.

1996
NowHere. Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst, Humlebæk, Denmark.

Pittura. Castello di Rivara, Turin.


Selected articles

2022
"Francis Alÿs wins 2023 Wolfgang Hahn Prize". Artforum (August 30, 2022)

Wilk, Elvia. "Francis Alÿs's Games without Frontiers". Frieze (March 22, 2022)

2021
A.C S. “Francis Alÿs, filmer la condition humaine”. Le Journal des Arts (June 25, 2021): 36

Lequeux, Emmanuelle. “Francis Alÿs, de Tanger à Talifa”. Beaux Arts Magazine (Summer 2021)

Pigeat, Anaël. “Francis Alÿs, la recherché d’une image”. The Art Newspaper (June 3, 2021): 14-15

2020
Hel Guedj, Johan-Fréderik. Alÿs au pays des merveilles, L'Echo weekend, Vie & Culture, (June 20, 2020), p. 46

Spence, Rachel. “Francis Alÿs: surreal whimsy meets ethical commitment”. Financial Times (January 10, 2020)

Elçi, Yasemin. “How children’s games are becoming historical artifacts”. Luxembourg Times (January 17, 2020)

De Maeseneer, Rita. “Cruzar la frontera en las artes visuales y la literatura”. Mitologías hoy, Universitat Autònoma de Catalunya, no. 21 (June 2020)

Buck, Louisa. “Moveable feasts and brisk bidding at Whitechapel’s Art Icon gala”. The Art Newspaper (January 22, 2020) [online]

2019
San Martín, Francisco Javier. “Aterrizaje”. Eremuak #6 (June 2019): 13-28

Sanchez-Kozyreva, Cristina. “Francis Alÿs, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China”. Frieze (March 2019): 156 

Enckell Julliard, Julie. “De L’Art Comme d’un Absolu: Les Dessins sur Calque de Francis Alÿs” Roven (March 2019): 56-63

Arn, Jackson. “When Performance Art Takes to the Street, the Results Are Moving”. Artsy (April 8, 2019) [online]

Giaveri, Francesco. “El destino de Fabiola. De las catacumbas a Francis Alÿs”. Goya, No. 369 (2019), p.336-347

2018
Duplat, Guy. ““Jeux d’enfants”, merveilleuses videos de Francis Alÿs”. La Libre (September 12, 2018): 9

Gratza, Agnieszka. “Francis Alÿs. Knots n’ Dust”. Flash Art, Vol. 51, No. 319 (March-April, 2018): 102

Demirkazik, Gökcan. “Francis Alÿs”. Artforum International (January 2018) [online]

2017
Milliard, Coline. “What Happened When Francis Alÿs Went to the Front Lines in Iraq”. Artsy (May 16, 2017) [online]

2016
Rosamond, Emily. “Francis Alÿs, Ciudad Juárez Projects”. Esse arts+ opinions, Paysage, no. 88 (Fall 2016): 110-111

Sheerin, Mark. “Poetry and violence in the work of Francis Alÿs”. Apollo Magazine (June 19, 2016) [online]

Punkenhofer, Robert. “It is an absurd and surreal action”. Vienna Art Week (October 2016): 81-82

Gregori, Daniela. “Bordercrossinfg Francis Alÿs in Vienna”. Eikon, no.96 (November 2016)

Seebacher, Angelika. “Secession – Avery Singer – Francis Alÿs”. Kunstmagazin Parnass, no. 4 (April 2016): 146-147

Buhr, Elke. “Francis Alÿs”. Monopol (October 2016): 129

“25 Artworks”. Frieze, No. 181 (September 2016): 116, 123

Cordova, Kim. “Francis Alÿs”. ArtReview, Vol. 86, No. 5 (June 23, 2016): 104-109.

2015
Arriola, Magalí. “Best of 2015: Francis Alÿs (Museo Tamayo, Mexico City)” Artforum 54, no. 4 (December 2015): 212-213 [ill.]

Balerini Casal, Emiliano. “Hotel Juárez y Relato de un negociación. El papel del artista, hacer posible un diálogo: Alÿs.” Milenio (March 25, 2015): 41 [ill.]

Bell, Kristy. “14th Istanbul Biennial.” frieze (November-December 2015): 150-151 [ill.]

Bodick, Noelle. “The Istanbul Biennial Is Not an Easy Ride and That’s the Point.” artinfo.com (September 11, 2015) [ill.] [online]

Camhill, James. “Mind The Gap.” Elephant (Autumn 2015): 188-189 [ill.]

Camacho, Arturo. “Francis Alÿs: Negociación entre pintura y performance.” milenio.com (July 27, 2015) [online]

Cauchy, Séverine. “Reel-Unreel de Francis Alÿs.” esse (Autumn 2015): 50-57 [ill.]

De Llano, Pablo. “Francis Alÿs, ingeniero de puentes y caminos conceptuales.” elpais.com (March 25, 2015) [ill.] [online]

Gopnik, Blake. “At Peter Freeman, Brassaï and Francis Alÿs Test Modern Art’s Media.” Artnet (July 8, 2015) [ill.] [online]

Herman, Laura. “Atopolis.” frieze (October 2015): 256 [ill.]

Holman, Martin. “In Search of the Miraculous, Newlyn Art Gallery.” Art Monthly (September 2015): 23-25 [ill.]

Jauregui, Gabriela. “Francis Alÿs: Relato de Una Negociación. Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City.” ArtReview (Summer 2015): 151 [ill.]

Pes, Javier. “Francis Alÿs to work with refugees in Iraw and meet victims of Isil.” The Art Newspaper (December 3, 2015): 4 [ill.]

Searle, Adrian. “Istanbul’s 14th biennial depicts flood of despair.” The Guardian (September 8, 2015): 19 [ill.]

Sierra, Sonia. “Dos muestras y nuevas preguntas de Francis Alÿs.” El Universal (March 25, 2015): E13 [ill.]

T’Jonck, Pieter. “Beeldende kunst: Atopolis.” De Witte Raaf September-October 2015): 3, 5 [ill.]

Zambrano, Lourdes. “Vuelve Alÿs sobre sus pasos.” Reforma (March 25, 2015): 15 [ill.]

“Muestra ‘Francis Alÿs: relato de una negociación,’ se exhibe en Museo Tamayo.” razon.com (July 29, 2015) [ill.] [online]

2014
Bétard, Daphné. “L’Horizon étudié sur toute la ligne.” Beaux Arts Magazine (May 2014): 34 [ill.]

de Wolf, Joke. “De Ruis van de Grote Stad.” Kunstbeeld (March 2014): 45-53 [ill.]

Fajardo-Hill, Cecilia. “Meaningful abstractions.” ArtNexus (March-May 2014): 42-48 [ill.]

Keenan, Sandy. “Break It and No Allowance.” The New York Times (March 6, 2014): D4 [ill.]

Ross, Christine. “Le temps spatialisé/Spatialized Time.” esse (Spring 2014): 70, 74 [ill.]

Vogel, Carol. “The Philadelphia Museum Lands a Major Gift.” The New York Times (January 10, 2014): C27 [ill.]

“Francis Alÿs: Tours et Détours Object Collector.” L’Officiel Art (March 2014): 62-67 [ill.]

2013
Angeline, John. “Francis Alÿs: David Zwirner.” ArtNexus 12, no 8 (April 2013): 115-117 [ill.]

Apisdorf Soto, Ximena. “In and Out: A brief history of the Mexican Art scene.” Flash Art (March/April 2013): 77-79 [ill.]

Bahners, Patrick. “Bie diesem Speil lacht niemand mehr.” Frankfurter Allgemeine (February 2, 2013): 36 [ill.]

Belcove, Julie. “Walkabout.” The New Yorker (January 7, 2013): 21

Brisick, Jamie. “Chasing Mirages: The Strange and Poetic Art of Francis Alÿs.” Malibu (February/March 2013): 86-91 [ill.]

Chang, Chris. “Vision: Reeling Francis Alÿs Reports from Afghanistan.” Filmcomment (March/April 2013): 19 [ill.]

Christoph, Sara. “The Color Bars of Francis Alÿs.” brooklynrail.org (March 2013) [ill.] [online]

Cutler, Aaron. “Breaking Barriers: Francis Alÿs’ REEL-UNREEL.” idiomag.com (February 1, 2013) [ill.] [online]

Diamond Hamer, Katy. “Francis Alÿs @David Zwirner, New York.” eyes-towards-the-dove.com (January 17, 2013) [ill.] [online]

Furlanto, Audrey. “Belga Francis Alÿs leva trabalho do acaso à Pinacoteca de São Paulo.” oglobo.globo.com (April 4, 2013) [ill.] [online]

Hinrichsen, Jens. “Spiel ohne Grenzen: Die Schardscha-Biennale zeichnet die Weltkarte neu.” Monopol (May 2013): 114 [ill.]

Laguarda, Alice. “L’allégorie des territoires/The allegory of places.” L’Architecture D’Aujourd’hui (October 2013): 84-89 [ill.]

Lin, Aimee. “Sharjah Biennial 11 - Re:emerge: Towards a New Cultural Cartography.” ArtReview 69 (Summer 2013): 167

MacAdam, Barbara. “Architect of the Absurd.” ARTnews (Summer 2013): 100-105 [ill.]

Maerkle, Andrew. “Francis Alÿs: Never Ending Story.” art-it.asia (July 2013) [ill.] [online]

Markkus, David. “Francis Alÿs.” Art in America (April 2013): 111 [ill.]

Martín, Patricia. “Ten years after turmoil.” Flash Art (March/April 2013): 82-84 [ill.]

Osaki, Tomohiro. “Francis Alÿs.” japantimes.co.jp (April 4, 2013) [online]

Ronse, Tom. “Tuymans, Alÿs en Janssens Scoren in New York.” DeMorgen (January 15, 2013): 5 [ill.]

Russeth, Andrew. “Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL.” New York Observer (January 21, 2013): B1, B8 [ill.]

Smith, Roberta. “Francis Alÿs: ‘REEL-UNREEL’.” The New York Times (February 8, 2013): C23

Walsh, Brienne. “Francis Alÿs.” Modern Painters (April 2013): 90 [ill.]

“Francis Alÿs, New York, David Zwirner.” Art + Auction (January 2013): 34 [ill.]

2012
Alÿs, Francis, Ajmal Maiwandi, and Andrea Viliani. “From Collapse to Recovery.” Mousse 34 (Summer 2012): 174-179 [ill.]

Barrilà, Silvia Anna and Marina Mojana. “Una sorpresa chiamata Belgio.” Il Sole 24 Ore (July 7, 2012): 24

Birnbaum, Daniel. “Documenta 13.” Artforum (October 2012): 254 -255 [ill.]

Castillo, Rosa. “Francis Alÿs en David Zwirner Gallery.” Código (October/November 2012): 20 [ill.]

Frenzel, Sebastian. "Unsere Top Ten." Monopol (June 2012): 48 [ill.]

Horyn, Cathy. “Freedom of Choices.” The New York Times December 30, 2012): 4 [ill.]

Levit, Karin. "Beyond Borders." Haaretz (January 12, 2012): 10 [ill.]

Mojana, Marina. “Le auotazioni dell’arte contemporanea Belga.” Il Sole 24 Ore (July 7, 2012): 19 [ill.]

Nathan, Emily. "Documenta 13: Kabul in Kassel, Kassel in Kabul." artnet.com (June 2012) [online]

Sansom, Anna. “Walking the Line: The Adventures of Francis Alÿs.” DAMn (October/November 2012): 68-72 [ill.]

Tiberghien, Gilles. “Tornado, Sueños de Polvo.” Poule! (April 2012): 30-31 [ill.]

Tieleman, Alex. “Interview: Francis Alÿs verdwijnt in zijn eigen spel.” Kunstbeeld (December 2012/January 2013): 24-31 [ill.]

Wrigley, Tish. “Culture Talks | Francis Alÿs.” anothermag.com (July 31, 2012) [ill.] [interview] [online]

Wullschlager, Jackie. “Vertiginous doubt.” Financial Times (May 19-20, 2012): 12

“Francis Alÿs: Fabiola.” fahrenheitmagazine.com (June 29, 2012) [ill.] [online]

“Sammlung Goetz: ‘Klang und Stille.’” Monopol (June 2012): 136 [ill.]

2011
Brand, William. “Francis Alÿs at MoMA: The McDonald’s of Conceptual Art?” artfagcity.com (July 13, 2011) [ill.] [online]

Burstein, Amanda. “When Faith Moves Mountains: Ethics and Relational Art.” Esse (September 2011): 24-29 [ill.]

Conley, Kevin. “A Dangerous Mind.” Vogue (May 2011): 256-258, 282-283 [ill.]

Desaive, Yves-Pierre. "Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception." Flash Art (March/April 2011): 120

Diez, Renato. “Grandi Maestri: Francis Alÿs.” Arte (January 2011): 122-129 [ill.]

Dorfman, John. "A Walker in the City." Art & Antiques (Summer 2011): 70-77 [ill.]

Faesler, Carla. "Francis Alÿs." BOMB (Summer 2011): 64-71 [ill.] [interview]

Gopnik, Blake. "The 10 Most Important Artists of Today." Newsweek (June 13 & 20, 2011): 56-65 [ill.]

Halle, Howard. "Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception." Time Out New York (June 9-15, 2011): 74 [ill.]

Herschthal, Eric. "Drawing The (Green) Line." thejewishweek.com (May 17, 2011) [ill.] [online]

Krienke, Mary. "Francis Alÿs: Schaulager at Haus zum Kirschgarten." ARTnews (June 2011): 118-119 [ill.]

Loos, Ted. “Shifting Sands of Societies and Politics.” The New York Times (May 1, 2011): 15 [ill.]

Müller, Hans-Joachim. "Madonna für Arme." Monopol (May 2011): 114

Princenthal, Nancy. “Francis Alÿs.” artinamericamagazine.com August 27, 2011) [ill.] [online]

Rooney, Kara L. "Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception." The Brookyn Rail (July/August 2011)

Saehrendt, Christian. "Auf dem Spielplatz." Neue Zürcher Zeitung (May 11, 2011): 53

Schjeldahl, Peter. "For Laughs: Things that Francis Alÿs Does." The New Yorker (May 23, 2011): 84-85 [ill.]

Smee, Sebastian. “Conceptual Art with Humor, Humanity.” boston.com/bostonglobe (March 4, 2011) [ill.] [online]

Smith, Roberta. "Ephemeral Events, Annotated." The New York Times (May 6, 2011): C27-C30 [ill.]

Thompson, MJ. “Francis Alÿs.” Border Crossings no. 120 (December 2011): 113-115 [ill.]

Van der Lint, Roos. “International Agenda: July - August.” Kunstbeeld (July/August 2011): 17

Viveros-Fauné, Christian. "Francis Alÿs Moves Dunes, Waves Gun, and Enjoys a Little Narco Tourism." villagevoice.com (May 28, 2011) [ill.] [online]

“Spring Picks Art: ‘Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception.’” The Village Voice (March 30 - April 5, 2011): 44

“Spring Preview: Deceptive Behavior.” The New Yorker (March 28, 2011): 30

2010
Ballentine, Sandra. “Midwest Maestro.” T: The New York Times Style Magazine Design (Fall 2010): 70 [ill.]

Basciano, Oliver. “Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception.” bdonline.co.uk (August 13, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Boaden, James."Francis Alÿs. London." The Burlington Magazine (September 2010): 628-629

Buck, Louisa. “Each situation calls for a new answer.” The Art Newspaper (June 2010): 54 [ill.] [interview]

Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. “Francis Alÿs at Tate Modern.” timesonline.co.uk (June 15, 2010) [online]

Clancy, Luke. “Francis Alÿs: Le Temps du Sommeil.” ArtReview (May 2010): 128 [ill.]

Cormier, Brendan. "Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing." popupcity.net (October 25, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Cumming, Laura. "Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception." The Observer (June 20, 2010): 37

den Hartog Jager, Hans. “Francis Alÿs: De man en de mythe.” Hollands Diep (July/August 2010): 108-114 [ill.]

Dillon, Brian. “Francis Alÿs: Tate Modern.” frieze (September 2010): 140-141 [ill.]

Dorment, Richard. “Francis Alÿs: a story of deception - Tate Modern’s best yet.” telegraph.co.uk (June 21, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Duplat, Guy. “Francis Alÿs, l’homme qui défie les tornades.” La Libre Belgique (November 9, 2010): 48-49 [ill.] [interview]

Ebbert, Edward. “Francis Alÿs: Tate Modern.” Modern Painters (Summer 2010): 19 [ill.]

Ebbert, Edward. “In the Act.” Art + Auction (June 2010): 38 [ill.]

Francblin, Catherine. “Francis Alÿs: Le narrateur ou l’histoire sans fin” Art Press (July/August 2010): 58-64 [ill.]

Heingartner, Douglas. “I’m Not Here - An Exhibition Without Francis Alÿs.” Frieze (June/July/August 2010): 186

Hinrichsen, Jens. “Absurde Aktionen.” Monopol (June 2010): 116

Hixson, Kathryn. “The Quick and The Dead.” Art Papers (January/February 2010): 62

Houle, Karen. “Infinite, Indifferent Kinship.” C Magazine 107 (Autumn 2010): 12-22 [cover] [ill.]

Hubbard, Sue. “Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception.” quarksdaily.com (June 28, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Kastner, Jeffrey. “Francis Alÿs at Tate Modern.” Artforum (May 2010): 140

Macel, Christine. “Five Shows to See This Summer Selected by Christine Macel.” ArtReview (Summer 2010): 65 [ill.]

Mack, Gerhard. “Ein Flaneur mit Konzept.” art Das Kunstmagazin (June 2010): 34-41 [ill.]

Martí, Silas. “Artista Françis Alÿs encontra paz no olho do furacão.” Folha de S. Paulo (September 20, 2010): E5 [ill.]

McLean-Ferris, Laura. "Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception, Tate Modern, London." The Independent (July 2, 2010): 16

Meyer, James. “Francis Alÿs at Tate Modern, London.” Artforum (November 2010): 254-257 [ill.]

Milliard, Coline. “Chasing Tornadoes: A Q&A with Francis Alÿs.” artinfo.com (July 14, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Milliard, Coline. "Francis Alÿs: Walks of Life." Art Monthly (June 2010): 1-4

Najdowski, Rebecca. "There is always a cup of sea to sail in: the 29th São Paulo Bienal." dailyserving.com (October 6, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Nayeri, Farah. “Tornado Artist Defies Deadly Twisters for Video Show: Interview.”

bloomberg.com (July 5, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Nosari, Kelly. “Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception.” dailyserving.com (August 14, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Platt, Edward. “Telling Stories with a Life of Their Own.” Tate Etc. (Summer 2010): 48-55 [ill.]

Romano, Lauren. “Francis Alÿs - A Story of Deception.” spoonfed.co.uk (June 14, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Ruby, Sterling. “Best of 2010: The Artists’ Artists.” Artforum (December 2010): 97 [ill.]

Searle, Adrian. “Francis Alÿs treads the thin green line.” The Guardian (June 15, 2010): 19

Smart, Alastair. “Francis Alÿs at Tate Modern.” The Sunday Telegraph (August 15, 2010): 23 [ill.]

Spence, Rachel. “Francis Alÿs: The Story of Deception, Tate Modern, London.” ft.com (Financial Times) (August 17, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Steverlynck, Sam. “The Art of Walking.” Agenda no. 1249 (October 8, 2010): 6-7 [cover] [ill.]

Thornton, Sarah. “The Artist at Work.” economist.com (July 21, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Venutolo, Anthony. “A global canvas: Property of the art world has no boundaries.” nj.com (The Star Ledger) (November 21, 2010) [online]

Verbiest, Christophe. “Chances are small you’ll vist a more engrossing exhibition of contemporary art this autumn than A Story of Deception by Francis Alÿs.” flanderstoday.eu (October 27, 2010) [ill.] [online]

Wilson, Jenny. “Francis Alÿs: A story of deception.” metropolism.com (October 7, 2010) [ill.] [online]

“Awards.” ARTnews (February 2010): 38

“Francis Alÿs at Tate Modern.” theglassmagazine.com (June 15, 2010) [ill.] [online]

“The glittering prizes.” The Art Newspaper (January 2010): 7

“Project Europa: Exhibition to Celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall.” dexinger.com (January 17, 2010) [online]

“Reasons To Be Cheerful!” frieze (May 2010): 96-99 [ill.]

“Shortcuts: In Search for the Original.” Sleek (Spring 2010): 33 [ill.]

“Top Ten Shows to See in London.” artinfo.com (August 11, 2010) [ill.] [online]

2009
Andrews, Max. “Una estaca en el lodo, un hoyo en la cinta.” Art & Co. (Winter 2009): 20-26 [ill.]

Carey-Kent, Paul. “Francis Alÿs: In search of a saint.” Art World (June-July 2009): 110-113 [ill.]

Cumming, Laura. “A Gem of a One-Woman Show.” The Guardian (May 3, 2009): 17 [ill.]

Fraser, Marie. “Let the Festivities Begin.” Esse (Fall 2009): 22-29 [ill.]

Galvez, Paul. “Cézanne and Beyond.” Artforum (Summer 2009): 342-343 [ill.]

Groys, Boris. “Comrades of Time.” Manifesta Journal no. 9 (2009/2010): 12-20 [ill.]

Harris, Gareth. “Art Unlimited: A decade of showing off.” The Art Newspaper (June 9, 2009): 6 [ill.]

Kester, Grant. “Lessons in Futility: Francis Alÿs and the Legacy of May ’68.” Third Text no. 99 (July 2009)

King, Sarah. “The Earth Sublime.” Art in America (June/July 2009): 35-36

Rosenberg, Karen. “Maverick, you cast a giant shadow.” The New York Times (March 6, 2009): 23, 29

Rubini, Constance. “Du Design Dans l’art.” Azimuts no. 33 (2009): 13-17 [ill.]

2008
Aletti, Vince. “Critic’s Notebook: Street Wise.” The New Yorker (October 6, 2008): 16

Auslander, Philip. “On Procession.” Artforum (May 2008): 167

Burton, Johanna. “Francis Alÿs: DIA at the Hispanic Society of America.” Artforum (January 2008): 283-284 [ill.]

Dillon, Brian. “Street & Studio.” ArtReview (May 2008): 80-85 [ill.]

Emerling, Susan. “Francis Alÿs.” Border Crossings (February 2008): 86-87 [ill.]

Gardner, James. “Instant Replay.” The New York Sun (January 3, 2008): 18

Golden, Thelma. “Elsewhere: Art Beyond the Studio Museum, Completely Biased, Entirely Opinionated Hot Picks.” Studio (Fall/Winter 2008): 22 [ill.]

Gordon, Margery. “Miami Madness.” Art + Auction (December 2008): 48 [ill.]

Govan, Michael. “The Esquire Museum of Contemporary Art.” Esquire (October 2008): 298, 302-303 [ill.]

Kwon, Miwon. “Francis Alÿs.” Artforum (February 2008): 280-282 [ill.]

Leddy, Annette. “Francis Alÿs: Politics of Rehearsal.” X-TRA 10, no. 4 (Summer 2008): 36-42 [ill.]

Liew, Fredrik. “Fotnot.” Pequod (February 2008): 201-203 [ill.]

Mizota, Sharon. “Francis Alÿs: The Politics of Rehearsal.” Art on Paper (January/February 2008): 92-93 [ill.]

Montgomery, Harper. “Francis Alÿs at Dia Art Foundation.” Art Nexus (March/May 2008): 135-136

Ruyters, Domeniek. “Modellen voor consensus.” Metropolis M (October/November 2008): 50-53 [ill.]

Smith, Roberta. “On Postcards and Even in Rice, Portraits of a Beloved Saint.” The New York Times (January 5, 2008): B7 [ill.]

Téllez, Javier. “The Artists’ Artists.” Artforum (December 2008): 98

Volk, Gregory. “Walkabout.” Art in America (February 2008): 122-129, 167 [cover] [ill.]

Warburton, Nigel. “Appearances.” Pluk no. 36 (Summer 2008): 20-21 [ill.]

“The Approval Matrix.” New York Magazine (January 14, 2008): 67

“Francis Alÿs: Re-enactments, 2000.” Monopol (June 2008): 42 [ill.]

2007
Akbar, Arifa. “Life meets art in the changing shape of global cities.” The Independent (June 20, 2007)

Allen, Jennifer. “Critics Weigh in on Venice Biennale.” artforum.com (June 11, 2007) [online]

Bedford, Christopher. “Francis Alÿs: Los Angeles.” The Burlington Magazine (December 2007): 888-889 [ill.]

Berardini, Andrew. “Francis Alÿs: Politics of Rehearsal.” ArtReview (December 2007): 132 [ill.]

Bonnet, Frédéric. “L’essai, l’intention, le processus sont moteurs.” Le Journal des Arts (December 14, 2007 - January 3, 2008): 14 [ill.]

Cembalest, Robin. “North of Chelsea, South of Beacon.” ARTnews (Summer 2007): 60

Chilver, John. “Displacements of Shadow.” Art Papers (January/February 2007): 36-41 [ill.]

Cotter, Holland. “Thoughtful Wanderings Of a Man With a Can.” The New York Times (March 13, 2007): E1, E3 [ill.]

Cruickshank-Hagenbuckle, Geoffrey. “Francis Alÿs.” The Brooklyn Rail (April 2007) [ill.]

De Breton, Gabriella. “Global Cities.” globorati.com (July 13, 2007) [online]

Dezeuze, Anna. “Wall of Silence.” Art Monthly (June 2007): 1-4 [ill.]

Godfrey, Mark. “The Artist as Historian.” October (Spring 2007): 147-172 [ill.]

Gopnik, Blake. “In New York, 286 Saint Fabiolas = One Epiphany.” The Washington Post (November 11, 2007) [ill.]

Halle, Howard. “The best (and worst) of 2007.” Time Out New York (December 27, 2007 - January 2, 2008): 70

Herbert, Martin. “The Distance Between: The political peregrinations of Francis Alÿs.” Modern Painters (March 2007): 84-89 [ill.]

Hosea, Chris. “From the Ministry of Silly Walks.” Article (Winter 2007): E26 [ill.]

Jentleson, Katherine. “AI Reviews: Art in Israel.” artinfo.com (March 12, 2007) [ill.] [online]

Johnson, Reed. “On meandering journeys.” Los Angeles Times (November 11, 2007): F8 [ill.]

Kazakina, Katya. “Miraculous Saint Fabiola Appears at NYC Museum - 100s of Times.” bloomberg.com (September 20, 2007) [ill.] [online]

Knight, Christopher. “Artist rolls out his Sisyphus side.” Los Angeles Times (October 6, 2007): E1, E12-E13 [ill.]

Knight, Christopher. “Meaningful Art? Priceless.” Los Angeles Times (December 16, 2007): F9 [ill.]

Lawn, Andrzej. “Spotlight: Francis Alÿs.” Flash Art (May/June 2007): 131 [ill.]

Mack, Joshua. “Francis Alÿs.” Time Out New York (March 8-14, 2007): 67 [ill.]

Morgan, Jessica. “Categorical Imperatives.” Artforum (September 2007): 391-397

Noriega, Carlos O. “Instrucciones para desarmar una ciudad: Entrevista a Príamo Lozada.” Fahrenheit (February/March 2007): 47 [ill.]

Patrick, Martin. “Snapshots from an Indefinite Vacation: Francis Alÿs and Photography.” Afterimage (May/June 2007): 8-11 [cover] [ill.]

Rivera, Claudia. “Francis Alÿs. A story of deception.” Código 06140 (April/May 2007): 82 [ill.]

Root, Deborah. “Stray Dogs and Urban Ghosts: Walking with Francis Alÿs.” Prefix Photo (November 2007): 52-65 [ill.]

Sandhu, Sukhdev. “Why you’ll soon be avant-gardening.” The Telegraph (June 16, 2007)

Schambelan, Elizabeth. “Francis Alÿs: Hammer Museum.” Artforum (September 2007): 181

Searle, Adrian. “Dirty Gritty Things.” The Guardian (March 6, 2007): 28

Siegel, Katy. “Venice: The Buck Stops Here.” Artforum (September 2007): 386-397 [ill.]

Smaldone, Andrew J. “Francis Alÿs.” ArtSEENJournal (Spring 2007) [ill.]

Smith, Roberta. “The Week Ahead: Art.” The New York Times (September 23, 2007): AR4

Steverlynck, Sam. “Francis Alÿs: De stad als sociaal laboratorium.” Gonzo (April/May 2007): 18-21 [ill.]

Turner, Jonathan. “Francis Alÿs: Hispanic Society of America.” ARTnews (December 2007): 150 [ill.]

Villasmil, Alejandra. “Francis Alÿs.” Arte Aldia (May/June 2007): 115-116 [ill.]

Vogel, Carol. “Dia Borrows Space at Hispanic Society.” The New York Times (May 4, 2007): E26

Wallo, Olga. “Franic Alÿs: Byt v mexiku ve spravny cas.” Labyrint Revue (2007): 108-111 [ill.]

Wehr, Anne. “Francis Alÿs, ‘Fabiola.’” Time Out New York (October 4-10, 2007): 81 [ill.]

Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen. “Ninety-eight weeks and so much to learn.” The Daily Star Lebanon (November 21, 2007) [ill.]

Yumi, Yamaguchi. “Francis Alÿs.” Mac Power (July 2007): 78 [ill.]

“Art: All Saints.” The New Yorker (August 22, 2007): 27

“Art: Best of the Best.” New York Magazine (September 3-10, 2007): 122

“Famous in 2112.” Artnews (November 2007): 200

“Francis Alÿs.” The New Yorker (October 29, 2007): 18

“Francis Alÿs.” tema celeste (November/December 2007): 105 [ill.]

“Francis Alÿs: Fabiola.” Time Out New York (September 20-26, 2007): 2, 84 [ill.]

“Francis Alÿs: Politics of Rehearsal.” The Art Newspaper (September 2007): 66 [ill.]

“Francis Alÿs on Attitudes.” ArtReview (November 2007): 20, 44

“The Poetics of Politics.” vmagazine.com (February 15, 2007) [ill.] [online]

“Work in Progress: Gun Runner.” V Magazine (Fall 2007): 68 [ill.]

2006
Alÿs, Francis. “A Story of Deception: Fragments from a Conversation in Buenos Aires.” Celeste (Summer 2006): 88-97 [ill.]

Alÿs, Francis and Karen Marta. “The Heart of the Matter.” Culture and Travel (November/December 2006): 74-77 [ill.]

Calera-Grobet, Antonio. “Todo lo que Entendi o Malentendi Alrededor de la Obra de Francis Alÿs.” Arte al Día (April/May 2006): 5

Cerio, Gregory. “Contemporary Art: The New Blue Chips.” House & Garden (January 2006): 92- 93, 116 [ill.]

Chaplin, Julia. “Art on the Edge in Mexico City.” The New York Times (June 25, 2006)

Chaplin, Julia. “Contemporary Art: In Mexico City, an Edgy (and Busy) Art Scene Emerges.” International Herald Tribune (June 26, 2006)

Charpenel, Patrick and Maria Minera. “5 Piezas Fundamentals del arte Contemporaneo en Mexico Segun Patrick Charpenel.” dF por Travesías (April 2006)

Cruwell, Konstanze. “Steine im Wasser ziehen Kreise.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (September 1, 2006): 75

Emerling, Susan. “Ecstasy: In and out of Altered States.” Border Crossings (March 2006): 123

Escalante, Gabriel. “Diez Cuadras Alrededor del Estudio: Francis Alÿs en el Colegio de San Ildefonso.” Rim Magazine (Spring 2006): 22-27

Gleadell, Colin. “Contemporary Sales Set All-Time Records.” ARTnews (January 2006): 84

Godfrey, Mark. “Walking the Line.” Artforum (May 2006): 260-267 [ill.]

Goldberg, RoseLee. “Be Here Now.” Contemporary (2006): 12-15 [ill.]

Gomez, Edward M. “Mexico City: Turning Conflict Into Art.” Art + Auction (June 2006): 130-132 [ill.]

Gopnik, Blake. “Here & Now.” Washington Post (July 23, 2006): N02

Harrison, Thomas. “Space 301 reopens in smaller quarters with Art & Place 2.” Mobile Register (January 8, 2006)

Marrón, Lorena. “Francis Alÿs: Soy Como un Perro Caliejero.” La Tempestad no. 47 (March/April 2006): 16-17 [ill.]

Robecchi, Michele. “The Celebrated Walking Blues: A Conversation with Francis Alÿs.” Contemporary no. 78 (2006): 34-39 [ill.]

Robecchi, Michele. “Francis Alÿs: Seven Walks.” Rodeo Magazine (January/February 2006)

Saltz, Jerry. “The Ambassadors.” Modern Painters (December 2006-January 2007): 50 [ill.]

Scharrer, Eva. “Francis Alÿs und Tacita Dean im Schaulager.” Kunst-Bulletin (July/August 2006): 53-54

Schroeder, Mariana. “Basel Schaulager Doubles as Storage and Museum for Rats, Angels.” bloomberg.com (July 3, 2006) [online]

Sherman, Sam. “Report from London.” The Brooklyn Rail (November 2006): 37 [ill.]

Wright, Karen. “Rome's Museums Expand, New Galleries Thrive on Contemporary Art.” bloomberg.com (August 09, 2006) [online]

“Arte contemporaneo mexicano: el relevo.” La Tempestad (September/October 2006): 91

“Auction Reviews.” Art + Auction (January 2006): 99

2005
Arriola, Magali. “Beaux Gestes.” ArtReview (October/November 2005): 111-113

Arriola, Magali. “Francis Alÿs.” Spike Kunstmagazin (Summer 2005): 34-43

Balcells, María José. “Reviews: Francis Alÿs: Museu d’Art Contemporani.” Flash Art (October 2005): 129

Boase, Gair. “Faces in the Crowd: Whitechapel Gallery.” Flash Art (March/April 2005): 58

Bonami, Francesco. “The Legacy of a Myth Maker.” Tate Etc. (Spring 2005) [ill.]

Buck, Louisa. “Soldiers as Social Allegory [Interview with Francis Alÿs].” The Art Newspaper (October 2005): 36 [ill.]

Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. “Neither Foxes nor Commuters can Evade the Chase by Security Camera.” The Times (September 29, 2005): 19

Comer, Stuart. “London.” Artforum (December 2005): 227-229

Debroise, Olivier. “The Loop: Diary of a Drifting.” Exit no. 19 (August-October 2005): 110-129

Dorment, Richard. “Pick of the Week: Francis Alÿs: Seven Walks.” The Daily Telegraph (October 22, 2005) [ill.]

Hackworth, Nick. “Francis Alÿs: Seven Walks.” The Evening Standard (September 29, 2005): 36

Huberman, Anthony. “Missing in Action.” ArtReview (November 2005): 116-119

Iles, Chrissie. “Film: Best of 2005.” Artforum (December 2005): 58

Irving, Mark. “A Walk on the Wild Side.” The Times (September 24, 2005): 37

Kent, Sarah. “Camera Obscura.” Time Out London (September 21-28, 2005): 16 [ill.]

Laddaga, Reinaldo. “Almost Brothers.” Flash Art (July-September 2005): 110-112 [ill.]

Lafuente, Pablo. “Francis Alÿs.” Art Monthly (November 2005): 27-28

Lasnier, Jean-François. “Francis Alÿs: Marcher, Créer.” Beaux Arts Magazine (February 2005): 26

Oldham, Allison. “All Walks of Life Seen on Streets of London.” Hampstead & Highgate Express (October 28, 2005) [ill.]

O’Reilly, Sally. “Odd Lots: Revisiting Gordon Matta-Clark’s Fake Estates.” Modern Painters (November 2005)

Pearman, Hugh. “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” The Times (September 18, 2005): 22

Pignatti, Lorenza. “Reviews: Francis Alÿs: MACBA Barcelona.” tema celeste no. 111 (September/October 2005): 88-89

Replinger, Mercedes. “Interrogating Painting Part I.” arco (Spring 2005): 27-31

Scott, Andrea K. “High Interest Rate.” Time Out New York (September 8-15, 2005): 134

Sepúlveda, Luz. “Only the Characters Change: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MARCO).” Art

Nexus 3, no. 55 (2005): 169-171 [ill.]

Siegel, Katy. “2004 Carnegie International.” Artforum (January 2005): 175

Tatley, Roger. “Place: Tacita Dean and Jeremy Millar.” Modern Painters (June 2005): 128-129

Volk, Gregory. “Report From Pittsburgh: Let’s Get Metaphysical.” Art in America (March 2005):

62-69 [ill.]

Vossenkuhl, Katharina. “Realit;-)’- 30 Videoarbeiten aus der Sammlung Goetz in München.”

SeedammKultur Zentrum Bulletin no. 73 (2005)

“Art: Performa05.” The New Yorker (November 14, 2005): 22

“Critic’s Choice.” Time Out London (October 12, 2005): 43

“Culture Criticism: Francis Alÿs’ The Nightwatch.” The Guardian (October 5, 2005): 21

“News & Around: Francis Alÿs & Stanley Brouwn.” tema celeste no. 110 (July/August 2005): 105

"On the Ground." Artforum (December 2005): 219 [ill.]

“Painting the Town: Live from New York: Performa 2005.” Time Out New York (November 3-9, 2005): 80

“The Shock of the Live.” ArtReview (November 2005): 108-111

2004
Becker, Christoph. “Veränderungen in der Sammlung: Schwestern Treffen Bruder.” Kunsthaus Zurich Magasin no. 4 (October 2004): 39

Bijutsu, Shuppan-Sha. “Very New Art 2004.” Tokyo (April 2004)

Brodeur, Michael Andor. “Mexico’s Influence on Contemporary Art.” Boston Weekly Dig (January 2004): 13

Cash, Stephanie. “Artworlds: An Artist’s Gift.” Artforum (November 2004): 196, 198

Colombo, Paolo. "A Silent Presence." tema celeste no. 102 (March/April 2004): 70-75 [ill.]

Cooke, Lynne. “Best of 2004: 13 Top Tens.” Artforum (December 2004): 158 [ill.]

Diez, Renato. “Hugo Boss Prize.” Arte no. 376 (December 2004): 126, 128

Funcke, Bettina. “Francis Alÿs: Martin-Gropius-Bau/Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg.” Artforum (December 2004): 208

Gardener, Bellinda Grace. “Wolfsburg/Berlin: Francis Alÿs.” Kunstzeitung no. 98 (October 2004):

Gioni, Massimiliano. “Ojos bien cerrados.” Matador no. 9 (2004): 140

Hollersen, Wiebke. “Weit weg von der Toskana.” Berliner Zeitnug no. 202 (August 30, 2004): 37

Jasper, Martin. “Daz Soziale als Offene Wunde.” Braunschweiger Zeitung (March 3, 2004)

Jimenez, Carlos. “Alÿs, um Exilado Curioso.” El Pais (February 5, 2004)

Klaas, Heiko. “Francis Alÿs.” Artist Kunstmagazine no. 4 (2004): 42-47

Knight, Christopher. “Mexico Joins Global Club.” Geo Topic (June 23, 2004)

Krepler, Ute. “Francis Alÿs.” Kunst und Markt no. 2 (2004): 72-75

Lafuente, Pablo. “Art on Parade.” Art Monthly (October 2004): 1-4

Lafuente, Pablo. “Francis Alÿs.” frieze (January/February 2004): 108-109 [ill.]

Lamm, April. “I Feel Therefore I Am.” Modern Painters (Spring 2004): 34-35 [ill.]

Loers, Veit. “Auf Marlenes Spuren.” Kunstzeitung (March 2004): 14

Manchester, Clare. “Ailleurs, ici.” Flash Art (March/April 2004) [ill.]

Mendelssohn, Joanna. “The Biennal of Sydney.” tema celeste no. 105 (September/October 2004): 106-107

Orzessek, Arno. “Du Sollst Nicht Begehren Deines Nächsten Leber.” Suddeutsche Zeitung (June 21, 2004): 15

Pinto, Roberto. “Subjectivity, Passion and Excess in Everyday Life.” Work in Progress no. 10 (Autumn 2004): 19-49

Preuss, Sebastian. “Lasst uns Berge Versetzen.” Berliner Zeitung (June 21, 2004): 26

Rosenau, Mirja. “Was also sol lich im Museum.” Frankfurter Rundschau (March 17, 2004)

Schindler, Anna. “Die Arbeit des Künstlers ist das Reisen.” Die Welt (March 6, 2004): 30

Shearing, Graham. “The 54th Carnegie International.” angle 2, no. 17 (November/December 2004): 4-5

Silver, Joanne. “ICA’s Mexico Reveals a Land of Contrasts.” Boston Herald (January 30, 2004)

Smith, Trevor. “Francis Alÿs: Spending Time and Travelling Free.” Art & Australia (June-August 2004): 580-585 [ill.]

Stefanowski, Michael. “Francis Alÿs/BlueOrange Prize.” ZDF (February 27, 2004)

Stoeber, Michael. “Soziale Kreauren: Wie Körper Kunst Wird.” Kunstforum (May/June 2004): 277-280

Storr, Robert. “Francis Alÿs.” Villeurbanne Semaine no. 12 (July 2004): 19-21

Tappeiner, Maria. “Francis Alÿs.” Kulturzeit (September 2004)

Wendland, Johannes. “Graben an der Wanderdüne.” Frankfurter Rundschau (June 23, 2004)

Wetterwald, Elisabeth. “Francis Alÿs: Collection Lambert.” Art Press no. 297 (January 2004): 78- 79

Wetterwald, Elisabeth. “La Rivoluzione non Siamo Noi: Pierre Joseph et Francis Alÿs.” Parachute no. 115 (July-September 2004): 84-99 [ill.]

Wittneven, Katrin. “The Paradox of Praxis Step by Step: Approaching Francis Alÿs .” DB Artmag (July 2004) [ill.]

“Ambulantes.” Art Press no. 306 (November 2004): 9

“Gegen den Strich. Neue Formen der Zeichnung in der Staatlichen Kunsthalle.” Kunst-Bulletin no. 7-8 (July/August 2004): 52

“Glaube versetzt Berge.” Berliner Zeitung (February 20, 2004): 26

“Ich will ein Zeichen Setzen.” Art Hamburg no. 11 (November 2004): 203

“Nine to Five: Das Protokoll eines Künstleralltags.” Monopol no. 3  August-September 2004): 96-98

2003
Anton, Saul. “One More Step.” Parkett no. 69 (2003): 34-45 [ill.]

Beil, Ralf. “Kurze Geschichte eines Langen Schlafes.” Kunst-Bulletin no. 5 (May 2003): 34-37

Benitez Dueñas, Issa Maria. “Francis Alÿs: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.” Art Nexus 2, no. 50 (July-September 2003): 135-136 [ill.]

Bergflodt, Torbjorn. “In Schraglage.” Südkurier (April 22, 2003): 10

Crowley, Tom. “Mexico City on the Move.” tema celeste no. 97 (May/June 2003): 22-35

Gallo, Rubén, Magali Arriola, and Issa Maria Benítez Dueñas. “Flashback: Francis Alÿs.” Art Nexus 2, no. 51 (December-February 2003): 192

Garrette, Craig. “MultipleCity: Revolution on Panama.” Flash Art (May/June 2003)

Green, Charles. “The Labyrinthine Effect.” Artforum (December 2003): 158

Herzog, Samuel. “Im Wunderland.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung (March 2003): 62

Jetzer, Gianni. “Protest! Respect!” Saiten (June 2003)

Jolles, Claudia. “Brütende Leere.” Kunst-Bulletin no. 5 (May 2003): 5

Karcher, Eva. “Elektriker, Schlachter, Tourist.” Suddeutsche Zeitung (March 31, 2003): 12

Kreis, Elfi. “Ein Preis, der Massstäbe Setzt.” Kunstzeitung no. 87 (November 2003): 30

Lorés, Maite. “The Prophet and the Fly.” Contemporary no. 52 (2003): 101 [ill.]

Lunn, Felicity. “Focus: Switzerland.” Contemporary no. 52 (2003) [ill.]

Maak, Niklas. “Minimal Mensch.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (March 22, 2003): 43

Oberholzer, Niklaus. “Gang durch die Vertrackte Bilderwelt.” Neue Luzerner Zeitung (March 3, 2003): 39

Ryser, Emmanuelle. “La Belge de Mexico.” Accrochage no. 46 (April 22, 2003)

Schindler, Anna. “Der Wert des Lebens.” Kunstzeitung no. 81 (May 2003): 14

Schneider, Peter P. “Reinspaziert.” Züritipp (February 28, 2003): 27

Scott, Kitty. “Francis Alÿs: A Portrait.” Parkett no. 69 (2003): 20-33 [ill.]

Storr, Robert. “Strange Attractor.” Parkett no. 69 (2003): 46-57 [ill.]

Trainor, James. “Walking the Walk: the Artist as Flaneur.” Border Crossings (November 2003): 82-92

Von Burg, Dominique. “Mit Geradezu Diebischer Freude.” Zurichsee-Zeitung (May 7, 2003): 26

Von Däniken, Hans-Peter. “Ein Poet mit Grandioser Verführungskraft.” Tages-Anzeiger (March 1, 2003): 46

Von Egmond, Nadima. “Deux Artistes deux Univers.” La Provence (October 25, 2003)

Von Twickel, Felicitas. “Spots Aspekte.” ZDF (October 2003)

Wagner, Thomas. “Von Der Wirksamkeit des Gehens.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (March 14, 2003): 37

Zwez, Annelise. “Aus dem Schönen wächst Spannung.” Bieler Tagblatt (March 7, 2003): 22

“Auf Plateausohlen zur Menschheit.” Kunst-Bulletin no. 1182 (September 2003)

“Ghetto Collector.” Parkett (2003): 58-59

“Silly Walks, Serious Concerns: Francis Alÿs.” The Economist (August 7, 2003)

“Unter Menschenjägern.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (February 10, 2003)

“Wir Müssen uns Sisyphos als Karussellfahrer Vorstellen.” Süddeutsche Zeitung (September 17, 2003)

2002
Anton, Saul. “A Thousand Words: Francis Alÿs Talks About ‘When Faith Moves Mountains.’” Artforum (Summer 2002): 146-147 [cover] [ill.]

Bhatnagar, Priya et al. “Focus Mexico.” Flash Art (July/September 2002): 86

Biesenbach, Klaus. “Hunting Men Hunting Dogs: Fear and Loathing in Mexico City.” Flash Art (July/September 2002): 82-85 [ill.]

Bohlen, Celestine. “Making a spectacle of MoMA’s Big Move.” International Herald Tribune (June 29, 2002): 6 [ill.]

Cowan, Amber. “Move any Mountain.” Sleazenation (October 2002) [ill.]

Dailey, Meghan. “Mexico City: An Exhibition About the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values.” Artforum (November 2002): 180 [cover] [ill.]

Edwards, C. “Muralists, No!” ArtReview (September 2002): 44

Gronlund, Melissa. “Mexico City: An Exhibition About the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values.” Contemporary (September 2002): 89 [ill.]

Güner, Fisun. “Everyday drive-by shooting.” Metro Life (September 23, 2002): 26

Heiser, Jörg. “Walk on the Wild Side.” frieze (September 2002): 70-73 [ill.]

Kantor, Jordan. “Loop.” Artforum (April 2002): 137-138

Lavrador, Judicaël. “Francis Alÿs.” Beaux Arts Magazine (2002): 50 [ill.]

Pohlenz, Ricardo. “Leisure @ Jumex.” Flash Art (May/June 2002): 69 [ill.]

Wilson, Michael. “International Preview: Life on the Streets.” R.A. Magazine (Autumn 2002): 35

“Boss Prize Short List.” The New York Times (January 11, 2002)

“Francis Alÿs: The Modern Procession.” In > process 10, no. 3 (2002): 18 [ill.]

“Loop.” The New York Times (January 11, 2002)

“Mexico City. An Exhibition About the Exchange Rate of Bodies and Values.” Art Nexus no. 46 (December 2002): 156-158

“Mexiko City.” tema celeste no. 94 (November/December 2002): 117 [ill.]

“The Modern Procession.” Artforum (September 2002): 44, 170-171 [ill.]

“Postcards from the Edge.” The Royal Academy Magazine no. 77 (Winter 2002): 59-61

2001
Alberge, Dalya. “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Peacock.” The Times (June 6, 2001): 1, 17

Bishop, Claire. “Kept in the Dark.” Evening Standard (May 22, 2001)

Buchloh, Benjamin. “Control, by Design.” Artforum (September 2001): 162-163 [ill.]

Cooke, Lynne. “Venice Biennale.” The Burlington Magazine no. 1182 (September 2001): 589-590

DeVuono, Frances. “Tout le Temps/Every Time: la Biennale de Montreal.” New Art Examiner (April 2001): 22-25

Dorn, Anja. “Out of Space.” frieze (2001): 115-116

Fallon, Michael. “Minneapolis.” Art Papers no. 4 (July/August 2001): 51

Frankel, David. “Painting at the Edge of the World.” Contemporary Visual Art (2001): 86

Güner, Fisun. “Art Review: Douglas Gordon and Francis Alÿs.” Metro Life (May 17, 2001) [ill.]

Jetzer, Gianni. “Protest! Respect!” Saiten (June 2001)

Lefkowitz, David. “Edgy Painting at the Edge of the World.” New Art Examiner (September/October 2001): 66-71

Mahoney, Elisabeth. “Mirror’s Edge.” Art Monthly (April 2001): 39-40 [ill.]

Medina, Cuauhtémoc. “Entre dos aguas: conversación entre Francis Alÿs.” Curare (January-June 2001)

Medina, Cuauhtémoc. “Zones of Tolerance: Teresa Margolies, SEMEFO and Beyond.” Parachute no. 104 (October/December 2001): 31-52

Torres, David. “Francis Alÿs, simple passant, Just Walking the Dog.” Art Press (April 2001): 18-23 [ill.]

Wilsher, Mark. “Telling Tales.” What’s on in London (May 23, 2001) [ill.]

“Antibes, Picasso Museum.” Printemps (Summer 2001)

“Auf Plateuasohlen zur Menschheit.” Kunst-Bulletin (July-August 2001): 12-17

“Francis Alÿs: Doppelganger.” Tate (Spring 2001): 46-49

“This Just In: Painting is Back.” New Art Examiner (September/October 2001): 68-71

2000
Benitez Dueñas, Issa Maria. “Francis Alÿs: Hypotheses for a Walk.” Art Nexus no. 35 (April-September 2000): 48-53

Craddock, Sacha. “In and Out of the Sun.” Untitled no. 21 (Spring 2000): 26-27

Darwent, Charles. “Art Review: Lisson Gallery.” Metro (April 28, 2000)

Dorment, Richard. “Medium Well Done.” The Daily Telegraph (May 17, 2000)

Glover, Michael. “Francis Alÿs.” ARTnews (April 2000): 175

Herbert, Martin. “Francis Alÿs.” Time Out London (January 19, 2000) [ill.]

Herbert, Martin. “Francis Alÿs.” Time Out London (June 13, 2000)

Jeffrett, William. “A Note on Francis Alÿs.” NY Arts Magazine (July/August 2000): 11

Kent, Sarah. “Watch this space.” Time Out London (May 17, 2000)

Kontova, Helena. “Mirror’s Edge.” Flash Art (March/April 2000): 100, 102

Kuoni, Carin. “Gerüchte, Fährten und Trophäen: Auf Spurensuche mit Francis Alÿs.” Kunst-Bulletin (June 2000): 10-17 [ill.]

Marí, Bartomeu. “Francis Alÿs: Lotgevallen van een Grootstedelijk Slaapvandelaar.” Metropolis M (December 2000): 38-41 [ill.]

Medina, Cuauhtémoc. “Mexican Strategies: Rarefied Painting.” Flash Art (January/February 2000): 76-78 [ill.]

Medina, Cuauhtémoc. “Recent Political Forms: Radical Pursuits in Mexico/Formas Políticas Recientes: Búsquedas Radicales en México/Santiago Sierra. Francis Alÿs. Minerva Cuevas.” Trans>arts. cultures. media no. 8 (2000): 146-63

Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Francis Alÿs at Lisson.” Art in America (May 2000) [ill.]

Moreau, Patric. “Mirror’s Edge.” Camera Austria no. 70 (2009)

Moreno, Gean. “Polis as Playground: Contemporary Artists in Urban Space.” Art Papers (September/October 2000): 28-35

Packer, William. “Screening Time.” Financial Times (May 6-7, 2000)

Phillips, Andrea. “A Dog’s Life.” Performance Research 5, no. 2 (2000): 125-130 [ill.]

Phillips, Christopher. “Band of Outsiders.” Art in America (April 2000): 69-73

Romano, Gianni. “Streets and Gallery Walls: Interview with Francis Alÿs.” Flash Art (March/April 2000): 70-73 [ill.]

Romano, Gianni. “Webscape.” Flash Art (January/February 2000): 57-58

Shier, Reid. “Pause and Reflect.” Vancouver (March 2000): 26

Torres, David. “Francis Alÿs, Just Walking the Dog.” Art Press no. 263 (December 2000): 18-23 [cover] [ill.]

Withers, Rachel. “Francis Alÿs, Lisson Gallery.” Artforum (March 2000): 139 [ill.]

“International Shorts Preview: Athlete’s Foot.” Artforum (May 2000)

“The Thief.” Flash Art (January/February 2000): 57

“Video Work.” frieze (September/October 2000): 128

1999
Aranda Marquez, Carlos. “Frequent Stops: Carrillo Gil Museum, Mexico City.” Flash Art (October/November 1999): 61

Basualdo, Carlos. “Head to Toes: Francis Alÿs’s Paths of Resistance.” Artforum (April 1999): 104-107 [ill.]

Gili, Jaime. “Francis Alÿs at The Lisson Gallery, London.” London Art (1999)

Green, Charles. “Signs of Life.” Artforum (September 1999): 178

Kurjakovic, Daniel. “Finten des Geistes.” Die Weltwoche no. 37 (September 16, 1999): 54

Romano, Gianni. “Why not Painting?” Flash Art (October/November 1999): 86-89

Schneider, Peter. “Kunst des Gerüchts: Francis Alÿs, Spaziergänger.” Züritipp (September 17, 1999): 63

Williams, Gilda. “6th Istanbul Biennial.” Art Monthly no. 32 (December/January 1999): 26

Yard, S. “Space on the Run/Life on the Loose: Recent Projects Along the San Diego/Tijuana Frontier.” Architectural Design 69, no. 7/8 (1999): 62-65

“La Biennale di Istanbul.” Flash Art (October/November 1999): 55

1998  
Alÿs, Francis. “The Loop.” Untitled no. 16 (Summer 1998): 4-7 

Arriola, Magali. “Francis Alÿs, The Liar and the Copy of the Liar.” Art Nexus no. 28 (June 1998)

Gallo, Rubén. “Francis Alÿs.” Art Nexus no. 27 (March 1998)

Gallo, Rubén. “Francis Alÿs at Jack Tilton.” Flash Art (January/February 1998): 53

Laurence, Robin. “Geometries of Conjecture.” Border Crossings (October 1998): 80-82 [ill.]

Levin, Kim. “Voice Choices.” The Village Voice (October 22-28, 1998)

1997
Darling, Michael. “Francis Alÿs and the Return to Normality.” frieze (March/April 1997): 50 [ill.]

Guilbaut, Serge. “Rodney Graham and Francis Alÿs.” Parachute no. 87 (Spring 1997)

Hollander, Kurt. “Francis Alÿs.” Poliester (Spring 1997)

Hollander, Kurt. “Under the Influence.” Poliester (Fall 1997)

Johnson, Ken. “Francis Alÿs.” The New York Times (October 24, 1997)

Medina, Cuauhtémoc. “Francis Alÿs: Tu Subrealismo (Your Subrealism).” Third Text no. 38 (Spring 1997): 39-54 [ill.]

Phillips, Andrea. “‘A Path is Always Between Two Points.’” Performance Research 2, no. 3 (September 1997): 9-16 [ill.]

Rondi, Joëlle. “Various Places.” Art Press (June 1997)

1996
Ferguson, Bruce. “Francis Alÿs.” Flash Art (May/June 1996): 103

1995
Jusidman, Yishai. “Francis Alÿs, Galería Ramis Barquet.” Artforum (January 1995): 92

Lerner, Jesse. “The Work of Others.” Poliester (Winter 1995)

Rubinstein, Raphael. “Francis Alÿs at Jack Tilton.” Art in America (November 1995)

1994
Hollander, Kurt. “Francis Alÿs.” Flash Art (November/December 1994): 99

1992
Medina, Cuahtémoc. “Painter in a Bag.” Poliester (Summer 1992)

Springer, Jose Manuel. “Garbage and Art in Mexico.” Poliester (Fall 1992)