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Francis Alÿs — Transit Series
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Line as Sequence
OBS-ART-075
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-075
Origin:
Mexico City
Era:
1990s–present
Themes / Lineage:
sequence • temporal structure
Field Notes:
path • movement • line
Quiet Modernism appears here as form unfolding through linear sequence.

Line as Sequence

Francis Alÿs — Transit Series

Lines follow in fixed order.

Progression is steady.

Sequence holds.

How does order unfold?
A sequence is often read narratively, yet progression remains neutral. Each line follows without emphasis. What continues is order sustained through succession.

A sequence is often read narratively, yet progression remains neutral.

Each line follows without emphasis.

What continues is order sustained through succession.

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Hanne Darboven
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