
Cityscapes - (con sabana), (Triptych: Francis - Juan Garcia - Emilio Rivera)
1993
Three small-scale panels unite oil on canvas and enamel on metal sheet to capture the quiet, unassuming facades of urban streetscapes, rendered with a documentary yet painterly sensitivity. Alÿs layers his signature economy of gesture across the triptych format, attributing each panel to a different hand — his own alongside collaborators Juan Garcia and Emilio Rivera — blurring the boundaries of authorship and artistic labor. The works reflect Alÿs's ongoing fascination with the overlooked textures of city life, transforming humble architectural fragments into meditations on place, anonymity, and collective making.
- Medium
- oil on canvas and enamel on metal sheet, triptych
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
March 8, 2017
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