One of the most beloved artists of his generation, Felix Gonzalez-Torres is best known for the generous spirit that pervades his work. Compiled after his untimely death of AIDS in 1996, this new book is comprised of photographic snapshots that he took and sent -- like postcards -- to his Friends. Marked by his own inscriptions -- short texts, poetry, reflections -- these snapshots reveal am important way in which Gonzalez-Torres acted on his desire to make art immediate, organic and personal. They show an artist who ...
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One of the most beloved artists of his generation, Felix Gonzalez-Torres is best known for the generous spirit that pervades his work. Compiled after his untimely death of AIDS in 1996, this new book is comprised of photographic snapshots that he took and sent -- like postcards -- to his Friends. Marked by his own inscriptions -- short texts, poetry, reflections -- these snapshots reveal am important way in which Gonzalez-Torres acted on his desire to make art immediate, organic and personal. They show an artist who constantly questioned notions of public versus private, original versus copy. The snapshots are Fundamental to the artist's provocative and enigmatic conceptualism, which sought -- by means of installation, assemblage, photograph -- to erase imposed boundaries between life and art. Accompanying the book's photographs and artist texts are a series of essays by art critics and friends of Gonzalez-Torres.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 150 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First edition. A fine clean tight unmarked copy. As new.
