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Apr 20–Jun 8, 2008

Black Is, Black Ain’t

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Long colored ribbons in red, yellow, orange, green, black, blue on a dark background

Jan 4–Feb 15, 2009

Jim Lutes

A Survey

Sep 28–Dec 14, 2008

Francis AlÿsBolero (Shoe Shine Blues) and Politics of Rehearsal

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, The Politics of Rehearsal, 2005.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, The Politics of Rehearsal, 2005.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues) and Politics of Rehearsal, Installation View, 2008.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues) and Politics of Rehearsal, Installation View, 2008.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues) and Politics of Rehearsal, Installation View, 2008.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, The Politics of Rehearsal, 2005.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues) and Politics of Rehearsal, Installation View, 2008.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, The Politics of Rehearsal, 2005.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, The Politics of Rehearsal, 2005.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, R.E.H.E.A.R.S.A.L., 2004.

Wooden walls covered in rectangular drawings of various sizes

Francis Alÿs, Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996.

Mexico City-based artist Francis Alÿs will present his animation Bolero, along with the 511 graphite drawings made during the animation process, and Politics of Rehearsal, a 30-minute video that combines footage of a speech by President Truman, narration by critic Cuauhtémoc Medina, and a rehearsal for a striptease. Rehearsal parallels sociopolitical promises made to Latin America by the United States with the tactics of a stripper always leaving something to be desired.

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