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Alÿs, Francis, 1959-

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Personal name headingAlÿs, Francis, 1959-
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Variant(s)Smedt, Francis de, 1959-
De Smedt, Francis, 1959-
LocatedMexico City (Mexico)
Birth date1959
Place of birthAntwerp (Belgium)
Profession or occupationArtists
Found inFrancis Alÿs, 1994: t.p. (Francis Alÿs) p. 45, etc. (b. 1959 in Belgium; artist, lived and worked in Mexico recently)
Wikipedia (Dutch), May 1, 2011 (Francis Alÿs; b. Francis De Smedt, Antwerp, 1959; Belgian artist)
Wikipedia, August 6, 2020 (Francis Alÿs; Francis Alÿs (born Francis de Smedt in 1959 in Antwerp) is a Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist; his work emerges in the interdisciplinary space of art, architecture, and social practice; after leaving behind his formal training as an architect and relocating to Mexico City, he has created a diverse body of artwork and performance art that explores urbanity, spatial justice, and land-based poetics)