prendre un glaçon par la main et le raccompagner à la mer
Francis Alys (Belgian, b. 1959) Contradiction of action. Sometimes making something leads to nothing, 1997. (site web)
The artist spent 9 hours pushing a block of ice around Mexico City until it fully melted. The performance was a commentary on the disproportion between effort and results in Latin America.
tags : Yves Duteil, fontes des glaces
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