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Félix González-Torres's artwork "Untitled" (Placebo) (1991) at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City.

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Félix González-Torres: "Untitled" (Placebo)  wikidata:Q20741446 reasonator:Q20741446
Artist
Félix González-Torres (1957–1996) wikidata:Q1288359
 
Alternative names
pseudonym: Torres, Félix González-; Felix Gonzalez-Torres; Félix González- Torres; Félix González-Torrez; Felix Gonzalez- Torres; Felix Gonzales-Torres; Felix Gonzalez-Torrez; Félix Gonzalez-Torres
Description American-Cuban sculptor, painter, printmaker, photographer, visual artist and conceptual artist
Date of birth/death 26 November 1957 Edit this at Wikidata 9 January 1996 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Guáimaro Edit this at Wikidata Miami Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1288359
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Title
"Untitled" (Placebo)
Object type installation artwork / conceptual artwork / work of art Edit this at Wikidata
Genre conceptual art Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1991
date QS:P571,+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Candies in silver wrappers, endless supply
Dimensions Dimensions vary with installation; Ideal weight: 1000-1200 lb
institution QS:P195,Q188740
Accession number
93.1991
Credit line Museum of Modern Art, New York; Gift of Elisa and Barry Stevens
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English: Picture of Félix González-Torres's artwork "Untitled" (Placebo) (1991) at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City in 2010 as part of the exhibition Somewhere/Nowhere: Felix Gonzalez-Torres. A huge amount of candy in silver wrappers, glowing gold under the lights of the room, is arranged in a rectangular form on the floor of a gallery.
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