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Félix González-Torres

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American conceptual artist (1957-1996)

ArtistsLived 1957 to 1996 · aged 38
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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.

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"Untitled" (1991) installed in Hangangjin station in 2012"Untitled" (1991) installed in Hangangjin station in 2012"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) (1991) installed at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) (1991) installed at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018"Untitled" (Perfect Lovers) (1987-1990) at Glenstone in 2023"Untitled" (Perfect Lovers) (1987-1990) at Glenstone in 2023"Untitled" (1989)[clarification needed]installed across from the Stonewall Inn in 2019"Untitled" (1989)[clarification needed]installed across from the Stonewall Inn in 2019"Untitled" (1989/1990) at the National Gallery of Art in 2022. The work consists of endless supplies of paper that viewers can take."Untitled" (1989/1990) at the National Gallery of Art in 2022. The work consists of endless supplies of paper that viewers can take."Untitled" (Lovers - Paris) (1993) at the National Gallery of Art in 2022, an example of the artist's "light string" works."Untitled" (Lovers - Paris) (1993) at the National Gallery of Art in 2022, an example of the artist's "light string" works."Untitled" (Water) (1995) at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2022, an example of the artist's bead sculptures."Untitled" (Water) (1995) at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2022, an example of the artist's bead sculptures.

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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 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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Lived 1957 to 1996 · aged 38
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