52nd International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia
10 June - 21 November 2007
Title: Felix Gonzalez-Torres: America
Artist: Félix González-Torres
Commissioner: Nancy Spector
Organizer: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Venue: National Pavilion of the USA in the Giardini di Castello
National Pavilion of the USA in the Giardini di Castello, 2007
(1957 Güaimaro, Cuba – 1996 Miami, USA)
The exhibition brings together key examples of the artist’s work in and around the U.S. Pavilion to create a coherent installation focused on Gonzalez-Torres’s optimistic but critical relationship to his adoptive culture. Though all “untitled,” the parenthetical subtitles of his individual works function like whispered cues providing subtle guides to interpretation that only imply and never prescribe.
(From press information)
Untitled (America). 19942
15-watt lightbulbs, extension cords, and rubber light sockets. Overall dimensions vary with installation.
Untitled (Republican Years). 1992
Offset print on paper, endless copies
In the foreground:
Untitled. 1991
Offset print on paper, endless copies
Ideal height: 20 cm
Unititled (Public Opinion). 1991
Black rod licorice candies individually wrapped in cellophane, endless supply
Ideal weight: 317,5 kg
52nd International Art Exhibition
La Biennale di Venezia
10 June - 21 November 2007
Title: Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind
Curatorial statement
Curator: Robert Storr
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