Object Details
Artist
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, American, b. Guáimaro, Cuba, 1957–1996
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, no. 58, frontis.
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
Date
1992
Accession Number
95.9
Type
Print
Medium
Billboard
Dimensions
dimensions vary with installation
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School
Hispanic Contemporary
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Link to Original Record
Record ID
hmsg_95.9