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"The only thing permanent is change." - Felix Gonzalez-Torres
There is no way around it. The work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a gay, Cuban-American artist who responded to - and died during - the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 90s, is sad. His work is a memorial, both to a lost generation and to his own partner, Ross. Yet it is through these seemingly banal, industrial, or every day materials, and the powerful metaphor that they represent, that we can best get to the root of what loss can mean. And, maybe, healing as well.
See the images.
Music used:
The Blue Dot Sessions, “A Little Powder,” “Lerennis,” “Taoudella,” “The Melt,” “Rafter”
Open Book, “Second Chance”
Episode sponsors:
Art of Crime
The Seattle Prize
Visual Arts Passage
Smartist App
With extra special thanks to Martin Young.
Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
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"The only thing permanent is change." - Felix Gonzalez-Torres
There is no way around it. The work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a gay, Cuban-American artist who responded to - and died during - the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 90s, is sad. His work is a memorial, both to a lost generation and to his own partner, Ross. Yet it is through these seemingly banal, industrial, or every day materials, and the powerful metaphor that they represent, that we can best get to the root of what loss can mean. And, maybe, healing as well.
See the images.
Music used:
The Blue Dot Sessions, “A Little Powder,” “Lerennis,” “Taoudella,” “The Melt,” “Rafter”
Open Book, “Second Chance”
Episode sponsors:
Art of Crime
The Seattle Prize
Visual Arts Passage
Smartist App
With extra special thanks to Martin Young.
Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
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