This work appears so simple but it moved me to tears this summer when I saw it at the Wadsworth Athenium. The idea of two people moving through life in unison is extremely beautiful. One of these clocks will eventually fall behind the other until it stops. When I viewed the work, the two clocks were no longer in sync and this reminder of death contributed to my emotional response to the piece. Felix Gonzalez-Torres' work is extremely personal and this one in particular is a response to watching his partner die of AIDS and his fear of time passing. I truly love this work and the metaphor that Gonzalez-Torres is able to portray through simple objects from our own day to day.
Notable Note
13 years ago
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