Felix Gonzalez-Torres, American, b. Guáimaro, Cuba, 1957–1996 Search this
Medium:
Billboard
Dimensions:
dimensions vary with installation
Type:
Print
Date:
1992
Provenance:
Peter Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica, California, to 21 December 1995
Gift of the Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1995
Exhibition History:
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Arizona. "The Gift: Generous Offerings, Threatening Hospitality," 9 February-5 May 2002, cat. Tour: PALAZZO DELLE PAPESSE, Sienna, Italy, 2 June 2001-24 September 2001; CANDIANI CENTRO CULTURALE, Venice, October 2001-December 2001; BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, 27 November 2002-2 May 2003; MARY AND LEIGH BLOCK MUSEUM OF ART, Northwestern University, 4 April 2003-15 June 2003; ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON, Ontario, 13 September 2003-January 2004. (Independent Curators International touring exhibition)
ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM, North Carolina. "Self and Soul: The Architecture of Intimacy," 7 March-25 May 2003, cat.
INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART. Installation to coincide with reopening of contemporary galleries, 18 November 2005-15 February 2006.
MUSEO ALAMEDA, San Antonio. Installation to coincide with reopening of museum, 29 January-29 July 2007.
NEUE GESELLSCHAFT FUR BILDENDE KUNST, Berlin. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres," 1 October 2006-9 January 2007, cat.
MUSEO ALAMEDA, San Antonio. "The Smithsonian in San Antonio," 29 January-29 July 2007, no cat.
MUSEO UNIVERSITARIO ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, Mexico City. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres," 27 February-23 May 2010, cat.
ARTPACE, San Antonio. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Billboards," 13 September-31 December 2010, no cat.
MUSEUM FUR MODERNE KUNST, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Specific Objects without Specific Form," 28 January-14 March 2011, cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "What Absence is Made Of," 18 October 2017-Spring 2020, no cat.
Published References:
SHAW-EAGLE, JOANNA. "'Recent Acquisitions' at the Hirshhorn Paints Broad Sweep," Washington Times (20 July 1997), p. D1.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 295, p. 330.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1995
