BACA Laureate 2010 - Francis Alÿs
The exhibition devoted to the BACA laureate 2010: Francis Alÿs is on show until March 27th at the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht. The BACA (Biennial Award for Contemporary Art) is the only major award for international visual art in the Netherlands. The price is intended as a tribute to an artist for his or her adventurous oeuvre and visible influence on other (younger) artists. In 2010 the jury has decided unanimously to attribute the award to Francis Alÿs (B – 1959).
Francis Alÿs was born in Antwerp as Francis de Smedt. He studied architecture in Doornik and Venice, but eventually decided not to take up a...
Lire la suite |