Episode 18: Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Clocks, & Candy

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Images:

Portrait of Felix Gonzalez-Torres [image source: ArtDreamIdeaMachine]
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Portrait of Felix Gonzalez-Torres and his cat! [image source: WikiArt]
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (L) and Ross Laycock (R) [image source: photograph by Carl George, from Visual AIDS]

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Placebo-Landscape-for Roni), 1993 [image source: Pultizer Arts Foundation, photograph by Elise O’Brien Photography]
"Untitled" (USA Today), by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1990
Felix Gonzalez-Torres. “Untitled” (USA Today), 1990 [image source: Hammer]
 

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Public Opinion), 1991. Black rod licorice candies individually wrapped in cellophane, endless supply, ideal weight: 700 lbs (317.5 kg), dimensions variable
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Public Opinion), 1991 [image source: Guggenheim]
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991 [image source: Art Institute of Chicago]
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers), 1991 [image source: MoMA]

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Letter from Felix Gonzalez-Torres to Ross Laycock [image source: Errorezine]
"Untitled" (Death by Gun), by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1990
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Death by Gun), 1990 [image source: Hammer Museum]
 

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Golden), 1995. Strands of beads and plastic track, dimensions vary with installation
Felix Gonzalez Torres, “Untitled” (Golden), 1995 [image source: Guggenheim]
Felix Gonzalez Torres, “Untitled,” 1991 [image source: NOMOI]

Gus content:

Fridog Kahlo copy
Original: Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940, oil on canvas, in the collection of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin

Happy listening!

-L

 

 

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