“Untitled” (Perfect Lovers)
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“Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) is a conceptual artwork by Felix Gonzalez-Torres featuring two nearly identical, side-by-side clocks that poignantly evoke themes of love, time, mortality, and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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installation art ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 20th century art ⓘ |
| collectorInstruction | work is defined by concept and configuration rather than specific clocks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Felix Gonzalez-Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
loss
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love ⓘ mortality ⓘ time ⓘ |
| dimension | variable dimensions ⓘ |
| displayForm | two clocks hung side by side on a wall ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice | clocks may be replaced when they stop ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Untitled (Perfect Lovers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| instruction | clocks should be initially synchronized ⓘ |
| interpretation |
clocks symbolize two lovers
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desynchronization symbolizes separation and death ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | various museum collections ⓘ |
| medium |
batteries
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commercial wall clocks ⓘ wall ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art
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Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollection |
Art Institute of Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | “Untitled” works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres ⓘ |
| property | clocks gradually fall out of sync over time ⓘ |
| relatedWork | “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) series variants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic work of queer art
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key work in AIDS-era art ⓘ |
| theme |
HIV/AIDS crisis
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death ⓘ impermanence ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ synchronization ⓘ |
| uses | two nearly identical clocks ⓘ |
| yearCreated | 1991 ⓘ |
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