Catalogue
- Year
- 1995
- Medium
- Billboard
- Dimensions
- Installation dimensions variable
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Artist
Sculpture
Félix González-Torres or Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban-born American visual artist. He lived and worked primarily in New York City between 1979 and 1995 after attending university in Puerto Rico. González-Torres’s practice incorporates a minimalist visual vocabulary and certain artworks that are composed of everyday materials such as strings of light bulbs, paired wall clocks, stacks of paper, and individually wrapped candies. He was openly gay and frequently explored themes around his sexuality and stigma in his work. González-Torres is known for having made significant contributions to the field of conceptual art in the 1980s and 1990s. His practice continues to influence and be influenced by present-day cultural discourses. González-Torres died in Miami in 1996 from AIDS-related illness.
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"Untitled" (Golden)
1995 · Strands of beads and hanging device
"Untitled" (Last Light)
1993 · Twenty four light bulbs, extension cord, plastic light sockets, and dimmer switch
"Untitled" (Bloodwork—Steady Decline)
1993 · Graphite and gouache on paper
"Untitled" (March 5th) #2
1991 · Two light bulbs, porcelain light sockets, and extension cords
"Untitled" (Fainted)
1991 · Chromogenic print jigsaw puzzle in plastic bag; edition number three of three, with one artist's proof
"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
1991 · Candies in variously colored wrappers, endless supply
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- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- Year
- 1995
- Medium
- Billboard
- Dimensions
- Installation dimensions variable
- Watts ID
- WW-1995-030699
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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