Contingency and Faithfulness: Francis Alÿs and the (Re)Presentation of St. Fabiola

‭As a European emigrant to (and now longtime resident of) Mexico City, contemporary artist Francis Alÿs is deeply sensitive to the ways that cultural systems shape and organize human lives. Over two decades, his work has become deftly efficient at instigating subtle social interferences that highlig...

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Main Author: Anderson, Jonathan A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Religion and the arts
Year: 2014, Volume: 18, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 269-289
Further subjects:B Francis Alÿs Fabiola religion Christianity
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