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Did a Shoe Campaign Copy a Felix Gonzalez-Torres Artwork?
Some think the similarities between Kith’s new ad and the artist’s iconic “Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)” (1991) are too striking to be accidental.
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Art Institute of Chicago Erased AIDS From a Label, Then Quietly Added It Back
Some museumgoers pointed out that the museum’s label omitted discussions of HIV/AIDS, which are at the heart of the work.
Books
Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Photostats Document Subjugation and Violence
The artist stretched constructs of authority and authorship to impel the viewer's awareness and participation.
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Critics Question Restaging of Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Fortune Cookie Installations During Pandemic
Galleries David Zwirner and Andrea Rosen asked 1,000 participants to recreate a work consisting of a pile of fortune cookies. But staging the work with little context, amid a global pandemic and mounting anti-Asian sentiment, struck some as poorly thought-out.
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The Many Afterlives and Expressions of the African Diaspora
To commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ships in the United States, a recent exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum explores Paul Gilroy’s concept of the “Black Atlantic."
In Brief
Felix Gonzalez-Torres Billboard Returns to New York for 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Thirty years after its debut, the historic artwork will return to stop passersby in their tracks.
Art
A Lively Debate on the Value of the Term "Latinx"
Reflecting on the use of the term Latinx is an opportunity to talk about art history, its canon, and the needs of artists.
Art
Revisiting the Provocative AIDS Art of Robert Blanchon
The artist's aim was to “elevate the physiological aspects of HIV to a level of reality that represents the pain, loss, and massive suffering caused by this plague.”
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A Mega-Gallery Marks a Quarter Century
I remember David Zwirner Gallery back in the 1990s, before Chelsea, when the New York art world was much smaller and more manageable.
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Falling in Love with a Felix Gonzalez-Torres Go-Go Dancer
During a recent visit to David Zwirner, I was transfixed by the dancer performing on a Gonzalez-Torres sculpture, so I decided to track him down.
Art
What Happens When a Museum Gives Away Art for Free?
Take Me (I’m Yours) is a re-staging of a show that first appeared at the Serpentine Gallery in 1995, when it was conceived of by curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and artist Christian Boltanski. In this 2016 New York edition, curators Obrist and Jens Hoffmann feature more works by 42 artists.
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A Digital Reboot of Félix González-Torres's Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence
Artworld polymath Greg Allen has made an odd, ritualistic, perhaps metaphorical memorial.