Belgian artist Francis Alÿs studies the universal power of play and Children’s Games at the Barbican

Since 1999, Belgian artist Francis Alÿs has engaged with the universality of play while travelling the world, documenting the ingenuity of children’s games across different global contexts. Illuminating the limitlessness of children’s imaginations - transcending war and challenging circumstances - the games become intimate portraits of childhood against varied socio-political landscapes, with play as an invisible thread.…read more at nowness.com
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[@xxxxx-5383]

He is one of the best artists of our era. I am so glad we can witness the world with his art.

[@RichardWaugaman]

What an extraordinary window into the creative, resilient minds of children! It makes me take even more seriously the likelihood that "Ring Around the Rosey" goes all the way back to the plague of the 13th century. Alys's work shows that children deal with all kinds of experiences--including life-threatening trauma--through their play. And oral culture is alive among children, who pass down important memories to subsequent generations of children.

[@Bernynavigator]

Alys con il suo modo di operare mostra di essere uno dei migliori artisti che la contemporaneità possa esprimere

[@janelte]

Thank you for introducing me to this invaluable work

[@elcasho]

powerful

[@ArchimedesWoo]

❤