This work, and the rest from the set ( M.2007.46.1, M.2007.46.3, and M.2007.46.4),　portray a well-dressed businessman seated on a chair and set against a dystopian urban landscape. They belong to Francis Alÿs’s series of sign paintings of the 1990s. Alÿs created an original image, which he then gave to a workshop of trained sign painters, or rotulistas, in Mexico City to copy. The rotulistas in turn introduced subtle modifications to the artist’s design. Each painting is marked by a series of social transactions, making it impossible to discern the original from the copy—a poignant commentary on the larger practice of art making across history and its emphasis on "individual" genius.