@contemporary100: ‘Untitled [Portrait of Ross in L.A.]’ [1991] by Felix Gonzalez-Torres A shimmering pile of candy - 175 pounds, the ideal body weight of the artist’s partner, Ross, before he began deteriorating from AIDS-related illness. Visitors are invited to take a piece. As the pile diminishes, it echoes the physical disappearance of a loved one. Sweetness, offered freely. Loss, slowly shared. The work is both intimate and public. It turns mourning into participation, memory into gesture, grief into something you carry - and consume. And slowly, over time, it disappears. Ross Laycock [1959-1991] Felix Gonzalez-Torres [1957-1996]
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Saturday 21 June 2025 00:15:44 GMT
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Gasoline_rainbows :
A great reminder that contemporary art is not lazy or unskilled. It only happens to be the choice of many lazy and untalented people. But it is awesome when it's done by a talented artist.
2025-06-22 15:44:08
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P🧿PPY :
I have a piece from 20 years ago
2025-06-21 20:29:13
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Noluthando Cele :
Yts affected with AIDS: “Ugh, he was affected with a deadly virus eating him away.😢🥺” Blvcks affected with AIDS: “People should learn to condomise and stick to one partner, this can be avoided.CONDOMISE!👿😡”
2025-10-21 00:00:34
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marcusjstreatham :
Makes me tear up. In some ways, many people were complicit in the erasure of gay men’s visibility in the media during the AIDS crisis. By taking the candy, the observer is contributing to him fading away.
2025-06-28 17:24:53
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#1 mona fan (eternal sugar ily :
were they lovers?
2025-10-21 22:14:55
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Pousi :
soooo much of modern art is in the intention and meaning. it may not look technical but it usually has meaning or at least significance historically
2026-02-18 14:36:26
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Scotty-cooks :
I have a piece of the art from when I was a kid. I was too young to understand.
2025-10-13 04:15:38
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jinguzu :
and all that is left is small fleeting snippets of sweetness
2025-06-21 23:53:45
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JayLibrary :
This is so sad
2025-10-15 21:49:32
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Bob :
My favorite piece of Felix is one I forgot the name of but got to see in person next to an installation I had and seeing my work to his was great he had white canvases next to one another with little white dots each showing his white cell count every month till he died of aids very crazy to see each dot up close and when u look from afar just looks like an unfinished artwork
2025-12-25 20:43:27
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Finn :
This made me cry. Beautiful
2025-07-05 12:03:22
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MossFaerie :
Why do I see this the day before my dad’s 2 year death anniversary… his name is also Ross
2025-11-02 03:04:49
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d1eg0.exe :
Ok i’ll be crying for a while
2025-10-20 16:48:00
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Florarat :
When the understanding of a piece hits heavy on your heart... I really hope the artist found some peace in his greif
2025-10-16 22:01:48
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unknown :
I never thought about a portrait expressed this way
2025-09-27 05:23:10
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4am.kenopsia :
i love this piece so much
2025-06-21 00:23:38
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Suzi :
Artist’s process is so intriguing
2025-06-21 23:00:01
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Dry_Bones_Lover❤️ 💫🇵🇸🇨🇩 :
one of my favorites
2025-06-21 04:24:33
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Nicholas🏴 :
Breaks my heart every time
2025-07-10 11:13:26
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fira_bez_fira :
I saw this one today at Art Basel Week 😌 it was great
2025-06-21 16:43:48
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Kyle….JustKyle! :
So it’s a pile of candy….?
2025-10-20 17:16:30
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skeletal_heaven :
Oh ok I’m crying
2026-04-06 16:08:50
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Ginny Wong :
So beautiful
2026-03-28 23:18:07
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Eina Melendez :
Oh cool... I'm crying bc I wanted to search this 😭😭 that's beautifully heartbreaking
2026-05-10 18:11:59
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Adulthuman :
Oh that broke my heart
2026-03-08 22:26:35
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