Public Art Fund

Francis Alÿs: The Modern Procession

Artwork by Francis Als. Edited by Anne Wehr. Contributions by Tom Eccles, Susan Freedman. Text by Harper Montgomery, Francesco Pellizi, RoseLee Goldberg.

On the morning of Sunday, June 23, 2002, 100 participants gathered at The Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan, along with a 12-person Peruvian brass band, and a horse, dogs, and numerous palanquins, atop which sat replicas of three masterpieces from the museum's collection--Picasso's “Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,” Duchamp's ready-made “Bicycle Wheel” and a Giacometti--and a living representative of contemporary art, Kiki Smith. Three hours later they ended their procession at the museum's new temporary home, in Queens. Along the way, which ran from 11 West 53 Street, over the Queensboro Bridge, and up Queens Boulevard, the procession absorbed 100 additional participants, and enacted a very public spectacle--part saint's day procession and part secular celebration--of the museum's historic move to MoMA QNS.

PUBLISHED BY:Public Art Fund
LIST PRICE: US $24.95 CAD $30.00
FORMAT:Hardcover, 9.5 x 12 in. / 112 pgs / 60 color.
ISBN: 9780960848829 ISBN10: 0960848827
PUBLICATION DATE:07/02/2003
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