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Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Placebo)

Félix González-Torres

American · 1957–1996 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Last Light), 1993, 24 light bulbs, plastic light sockets, electrical cord, and dimmer switch"Untitled" (Last Light)Bonhams · $826,000≈ £629,477≈ €713,114Sign up to see
  2. Félix González-Torres, ''Untitled'' (March 5th) #2, 1991, light bulbs, porcelain light sockets and electrical cords''Untitled'' (March 5th) #2Phillips · £504,000≈ $674,402≈ €608,886Sign up to see
  3. Félix González-Torres, “Untitled” (March 5th) #2, 1991, 2 light bulbs, extension cords and porcelain light sockets“Untitled” (March 5th) #2Phillips · $635,000≈ £509,549≈ €586,388Sign up to see

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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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Born 1957, GuáimaroDied 1996, MiamiOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, PhotographerWikidata Q1288359 ↗ULAN 500114715 ↗Museum works 8

In the collections of

TateArt Gallery of New South WalesArt Institute of ChicagoAstrup Fearnley Museum of Modern ArtCincinnati Art MuseumCrystal Bridges Museum of American ArtFogg MuseumGlenstoneHarvard Art MuseumsHessel Museum of ArtIsrael MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum Boijmans Van BeuningenMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesMuseum of Modern ArtMusée National d'Art ModerneNational Museum of Art, OsakaPola Museum of ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumSprengel MuseumThe Block Museum of ArtThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtWalker Art CenterWhitney Museum of American Art

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

conceptual artMinimalism

Also known as Felix Gonzales-Torres, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Felix Gonzalez-Torrez, John Kelly, L. William Pope, Pope.L, William Pope.L, William Pope Lancaster

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Placebo)
"Untitled" (Placebo)1991
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Toronto)
"Untitled" (Toronto)1992
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)1991
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (America #1)
"Untitled" (America #1)1992
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Golden)
"Untitled" (Golden)1995
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (L.A.)
"Untitled" (L.A.)1991
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Blood)
"Untitled" (Blood)1992
Pinault Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pinault Collection
Félix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Perfect Lovers)
"Untitled" (Perfect Lovers)1991
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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