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From Candy to Lightbulbs, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Showed Life and Loss Through Everyday Objects
Nathan Pugh
Freelance Writer
A string of lightbulbs.
A stack of paper lying on the floor. A photograph of flowers.
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A rainbow-colored pile of wrapped candy. A jigsaw puzzle.
These objects might seem mundane or random. Yet when encountering them in the work of artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, viewers are encouraged to bring their personal histories to the artwork—rewriting or remaking these objects as their own.
Those who see this art in person are free to even take a piece of paper or candy home.
Gonzalez-Torres is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Felix gonzalez torres photography and video
He was born in Cuba and lived in Puerto Rico, Spain and across America, but became well-known for his artistic work in New York City in the s and ’90s. His methodology blurred the lines between photography, video, portraiture, sculpture and site-specific works.
Gonzalez-Torres adopted some of the language of artists li