TateShots Issue 3 - Francis Alys

Belgian artist Francis Alÿs talks about his work The Last Clown (1995-2000), an installation that comprises animation, drawings and paintings all depicting the same incident: a man tripping over a dog in a park. Alÿs explains how this absurd, real life event can be read as a metaphor for the predicament of the artist. The Last Clown is currently on show at Tate Modern.

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[crossingthechannel]

this is more of an art than any of the disgusting and purposeless grotesque crap that's put out there in the market just for the sake of 'shock value'.

[rortydog]

He's a great artist & it's nice to see him talking about his work.

[almanacofsleep]

@MIDJOBZ what do artists look like?

[KEPHALLE]

you hit the point in most contemporary art right on the core

[franziegirl]

por dios, que mente tan cerrada tienes, o sea que tienes que lucir como un artista para ser uno??...me tengo que cortar una oreja (como van gogh) para ser artista??.....

wow que mente tan cerrada

es otro tipo de arte, pero es arte...

[MIDJOBZ]

this is not art, yes it is animation, it can be dropped in another arena,

but its shit I have to be honest, its boring and the artist looks like a teacher instead of a artist.