SymbolicSelfPortrait
FelixGonzalez-TorresAmerican,bornCuba,1957–1996"Un$tled"(PortraitofRossinL.A.),1991MulCcoloredcandies,individuallywrappedincellophane
Idealweight175lb;installeddimensionsvariable
FelixGonzalez-TorresAmerican,bornCuba,1957-1996"Un$tled"(SilverBeach),1990Offsetprintonpaper,endlesscopies50.8x66.4x58.7cm(20in.atidealheightx26in.x23in.)
FelixGonzalez-Torres"SpecificObjectswithoutSpecificForm"
“somewherebe>erthanhere,nowherebe>erthanhere”
ContemporaryartdoesnotofferimmediateanswersbutoVenasksquesConsofindividuals.YoumusttaketheinformaCongivenandtakesurveyofyourownfeelings.Youconstructthe
meaning.
"Un$tled"(Golden),1995.Strandsofbeadsandhangingdevice,dimensionsvarywithinstallaJon.TheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,NewYork,throughpriorgiPofSolomonR.Guggenheim;TheArtInsJtuteofChicago
“ConceivedshortlybeforethearCst'sdeath,“Un$tled”(Golden)(1995)extendsacrossaspaceasaluminouscurtain,shimmeringwithfacetedtendrilsoffaux-gildedbeads.ThegentleconfrontaConofthisgoldenscreenprovokesthetacCleandsensory,inviCngtheviewertotransformitsshapesimplybywalkingthrough.ThiscollecCveandpublicexperienceofdoingso,however,beliestheinCmatenatureofGonzalez-Torres'sotherbeadedcurtainworks,whichoVenreferencetheorganicandinorganicsubstancesassociatedwithba\lingAIDS.Akindofmembrane,aspliableandpermeableasthebiologicalmaterialsthatcomposethecellsofthehumanbody,“Un$tled”(Golden)isaworkoftransitorypassage—fromlifetodeath,publictoprivate,theknowntotheunknown.”LaurenHinksonGuggenheimMuseum
LouiseBourgeoisAmerican,born1911,FranceSpider,1996,cast1997bronzewithsilvernitratepaCna
Whatanimalwouldyouusetorepresentyourmother?
Whatanimalwouldyouusetorepresentyourself?
JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972Un$tled(Forgo1enGame),c.1949BoxconstrucJon211/8x151/2x37/8in
JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972ForJuanGris#7,c.1954BoxconstrucJon18x101/2x41/8in.
JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972Un$tled(SoapBubbleSet),c.1957BoxconstrucCon91/8x141/2x33/4in.;21/4x3/8in.rubber"bumper"bo\omcenteronback
Discussion1. MostinteresCngpointforyou?2. ThinkaboutCornell’s“Forgo\enGame”.Whatwasyourfavorite
childhoodboardgametoplaywithasiblingorfriend?3. ArCstyoulike/don’tlike.Explainwhy
SymbolicSelfPortrait
SymbolicSelfPortrait
BrainstormShare• CulturalBagassignment:Makealistofimportantobjectsthatcanbeusedtorepresentyourculture(s)• Whatdoyouwanttoportrayaboutyourself?• Whatculturesdoyouoptinto/outofandwhichareyouborninto?
• Doyouseeanythemesemerge?
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