@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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gasoline_rainbows
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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poppyhotbox
P🧿PPY :
I have a piece from 20 years ago
2025-06-21 20:29:13
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noluthando.cele
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
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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moonbow.lights
#1 mona fan (eternal sugar ily :
were they lovers?
2025-10-21 22:14:55
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pousishart
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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scottyskies
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
jinguzu :
and all that is left is small fleeting snippets of sweetness
2025-06-21 23:53:45
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jaylibary
JayLibrary :
This is so sad
2025-10-15 21:49:32
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uliaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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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september..30th
Finn :
This made me cry. Beautiful
2025-07-05 12:03:22
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mossfaerie.cos
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
d1eg0.exe :
Ok i’ll be crying for a while
2025-10-20 16:48:00
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florarat
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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user4436767553681
unknown :
I never thought about a portrait expressed this way
2025-09-27 05:23:10
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whilextrue
4am.kenopsia :
i love this piece so much
2025-06-21 00:23:38
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qzsuzi1
Suzi :
Artist’s process is so intriguing
2025-06-21 23:00:01
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dryboneslove11
Dry_Bones_Lover❤️ 💫🇵🇸🇨🇩 :
one of my favorites
2025-06-21 04:24:33
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nicholasaurus
Nicholas🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 :
Breaks my heart every time
2025-07-10 11:13:26
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hhhhresaawd__3
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_just.kyle
Kyle….JustKyle! :
So it’s a pile of candy….?
2025-10-20 17:16:30
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skeletal_heaven
skeletal_heaven :
Oh ok I’m crying
2026-04-06 16:08:50
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ginnywong_1
Ginny Wong :
So beautiful
2026-03-28 23:18:07
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einaamarieee
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
Adulthuman :
Oh that broke my heart
2026-03-08 22:26:35
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