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1957 Guaimaro, Cuba - 1996 Miami, Florida. Known for: Minimalism, conceptulism, installation sculpture, floor pieces, graphics.
"Critic's Pick, Art & Design," The New York Times, February 2, 2023 by Holland Cotter. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability. An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner —... Read full biography
"Critic's Pick, Art & Design," The New York Times, February 2, 2023 by Holland Cotter. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability. An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner — some not seen before — demonstrate how preservation and change can coexist. My old friend Shepherd... Read full biography
"Critic's Pick, Art & Design," The New York Times, February 2, 2023 by Holland Cotter. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability. An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner — some not seen before — demonstrate how preservation and change can coexist. My old friend Shepherd Raimi, who had some 30 years on me, used to say over and over, mantra-like — I can still hear his voice — “Everything changes. All the time.” He wasn’t offering an observation. He was delivering a... Read full biography
"Critic's Pick, Art & Design," The New York Times, February 2, 2023 by Holland Cotter. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability. An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner — some not seen before — demonstrate how preservation and change can coexist. My old friend Shepherd Raimi, who had some 30 years on me, used to say over and over, mantra-like — I can still hear his voice — “Everything changes. All the time.” He wasn’t offering an observation. He was delivering a life lesson, to me, to himself, to anyone listening. Covid has recently pounded that lesson home hard, but some of us were learning it long before, back in the 1980s and early 90s, as H.I.V./AIDS scythed through our L.G.B.T.Q. community. The New York... Read full biography
"Critic's Pick, Art & Design," The New York Times, February 2, 2023 by Holland Cotter. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability. An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner — some not seen before — demonstrate how preservation and change can coexist. My old friend Shepherd Raimi, who had some 30 years on me, used to say over and over, mantra-like — I can still hear his voice — “Everything changes. All the time.” He wasn’t offering an observation. He was delivering a life lesson, to me, to himself, to anyone listening. Covid has recently pounded that lesson home hard, but some of us were learning it long before, back in the 1980s and early 90s, as H.I.V./AIDS scythed through our L.G.B.T.Q. community. The New York artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres was learning it then too, from intimate experience. In 1991, he watched the man... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Conceptual
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Brass
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Plastics
Art Style
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale