"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in LA): Felix Gonzalez-Torres
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Description
"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) (1991) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres is a pile of wrapped candies, initially weighing 175 pounds (Ross Laycock's healthy weight). Viewers are invited to take a candy, causing the pile to diminish, mirroring Ross's weight loss from AIDS. The candy is replenished, symbolizing a desire to remember him. This simple act poignantly represents love, loss, and the physical and emotional toll of the AIDS crisis.
Bibliographic Citation
Gonzalez-Torres, Felix. “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in LA). Candies in Variously Colored wrappers, Endless Supply, 1991, www.artic.edu/artworks/152961/untitled-portrait-of-ross-in-l-a. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Accessed 1 May 2025.
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Subject
Love and Loss
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Physical Object
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Rights
The student curator has determined that the use of the following material qualifies as fair use under Section 107 of the Copyright Act for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research.
Rights Holder
© The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation.
Accrual Method
Gift of Donna and Howard Stone
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Collection
Citation
González-Torres, Félix, 1957-1996, “"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in LA): Felix Gonzalez-Torres,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 13, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2997.
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