Portrait Gallery and American Art Curators Talk: Felix Gonzales-Torres

Take a tour of Felix Gonzales-Torres: Always to Return exhibition and hear from co-curators Josh T Franco, Head of Collecting for the Archives of American Art, and Ms. Charlotte Ickes, Curator of Time-Based Media Arts at the National Portrait Gallery. Learn more about this Cuban-born American artist’s connection to conceptual portraiture.

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Image Credit: Feliz Gonzalez-Torres, “‘Untitled’ (Portrait of Dad),” white mint candies in clear wrappers, endless supply, 1991.
Overall dimensions vary with installation. Ideal weight: 175 lb.
Installation view, Material Tells, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jun. 23 – Sep. 8, 2019. Photo by Laura Findlay; Cur. Daisy Desrosiers. © Estate Felix Gonzalez-Torres, courtesy Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation.

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