Light bulbs, extension cord, and porcelain light sockets
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Here Gonzalez-Torres has imbued common utilitarian objects—lightbulbs strung together—with poetic significance. The cords, like two lives, are intertwined. The life-span of the bulbs, like that of a person, is of a particular duration and will ultimately burn out.
The artist said, "I don't necessarily know how these pieces are best displayed. I don't have all of the answers—you [the owner] decide how you want it done. Whatever you want to do, try it. This is not some Minimalist artwork that has to be exactly two inches to the left and six inches down. Play with it, please. Have fun. Give yourself that freedom. Put my creativity into question...."
2006.
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres
American, born Cuba. 1957–1996 18 works onlineFelix Gonzalez-Torres created 20 unique candy works between 1990 and 1993. These generally bright and shiny sculptural accumulations are each composed of a different type of wrapped candy , which have included chocolate, licorice, bubble gum, and lollipops—and each work has a listed ideal weight specified by the artist.
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