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Francis Alÿs
Guards
2004
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Artwork details
Artist
Francis Alÿs
(born 1959)
Title
Guards
Date
2004
Medium
Video, printed papers, drawings and 64 tin soldiers
Dimensions
duration: 27 min overall display dimensions variable
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Presented by Tate Patrons 2006. The Artangel Collection at Tate
Reference
T12196
On loan to
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (Sunderland, UK)
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Decade
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Context
Tate Collection
Gifts and bequests
Artangel Collection at Tate
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