Francis Alÿs : The Last Clown

Thériault situates Alÿs’ “Last Clown” exhibition within the context of his previous works based on walking through the city. While focusing on the spatial characteristics of the artist’s interventions, the author draws attention to the paradoxical nature of an art practice explicitly concerned with the relationship between art and everyday life. Numerous references are made to M. de Certeau’s book “The Practice of Everyday Life.” Includes brief text by C. Medina on the subject of “the last clown.” Texts in French and English. Artist’s statement. Biographical notes. 37 bibl. ref.