73 - Félix González-Torres (1957–1996)

Félix González-Torres (1957–1996) Set of prints [7] > "Wir erinnern uns nicht," offset lithograph on paper (3) > "Nowhere Better Than This Place," offset lithograph on paper (x2) > "Somewhere Better Than This Place," offset lithograph on paper (x2) Included is the invitation card to the exhibition “Felix Gonzalez-Torres” at the 20er Haus, September 12, 1998, through November 1, 1998; 58 x 73 cm. Provenance: > Lithographs purchased at the “Felix Gonzalez-Torres” exhibition at the 20er Haus from September 12, 1998, to November 1, 1998 Exhibitions: > “Felix Gonzalez-Torres” at the 20er Haus, September 12, 1998, through November 1, 1998 Condition Report: Small tears on some sheets of “Nowhere Better Than This Place/Somewhere Better Than This Place” Félix González-Torres is a Cuban-American artist whose work explores the themes of love, absence, memory, and disappearance. Through a minimalist and poetic aesthetic, he uses simple, everyday materials such as candy, sheets of paper, string lights, and clocks. His works, often fragile and ephemeral, question the passage of time and the viewer’s role—who is sometimes invited to touch them, take them away, or participate in their transformation. His work is deeply shaped by his personal experience, particularly the loss of his partner Ross Laycock, who died of AIDS in 1991. By playing with repetition, accumulation, and the gradual disappearance of materials, González-Torres gives tangible form to intimate and universal emotions.