Francis Al-#255;s

-p-A close look at the Mexico City-based artist's lyrical expansions of art into life.Survey by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Interview by Russell Ferguson, Focus by Jean Fisher, Artist's Choice by Augusto Monterroso, Writings by Francis Al-#255;s-ul--li- A look at the Mexico City-based artist's lyrical expansions of art into life. -li-The work of Francis Al-#255;s (b.1959) blurs the boundaries between the artist and the subject -li-This is the first comprehensive monograph on the artist's diverse body of work -li-He employs a range of media – including painting, video, and other more unorthodox materials – in innovative takes on observation, participation and performance -li-Al-#255;s's work stems from his interest in the powera that shape urban existence, as well as the innovative schemes that ordinary individuals devise to subvert them Al-#255;s invents his own fables, weaving them into the social fabric of such cities as Venice, London and Mexico City, his home for nearly 20 years -li-Alys´s work has been included in the world's top international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (2001), the Carnegie International (2004) and the S-#227;o Paulo Biennial (2004) -li-250 colour photographs, 50 black and white photographs