Félix González-Torres’ most interesting artworks & exhibitions
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Born on November 26, 1957, in Guaimaro, Cuba, Félix González-Torres was an American installation artist, photographer, and sculptor. His installation works are primarily noted for their deep impact and simplicity with infused poetic messaging on loss, perseverance, and love in our daily lives.
He famously utilized ordinary materials like hard candy, rims of papers, clocks, and strings of lightbulbs. González-Torres lived an openly gay life until his demise in 1996. Even though his art career was short, his colorful and storied legacy still reverberates today, especially in relational aesthetics and political art.
