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And although at first sight his work may look difficult, it is in fact direct and approachable. This exhibition included examples of the artist's less familiar early work and some well-known pieces. The Gallery was illuminated by perhaps the grandest of Gonzalez-Torres' light works, which contains almost five hundred bulbs ; and early in 2000, six Dublin billboards carried his black and white photograph of a single bird flying high in the sky - an image that alludes to the real possibility of freedom, of a state of being in which there are no boundaries or limits. ..

And although at first sight his work may look difficult, it is in fact direct and approachable. This exhibition included examples of the artist's less familiar early work and some well-known pieces. The Gallery was illuminated by perhaps the grandest of Gonzalez-Torres' light works, which contains almost five hundred bulbs ; and early in 2000, six Dublin billboards carried his black and white photograph of a single bird flying high in the sky - an image that alludes to the real possibility of freedom, of a state of being in which there are no boundaries or limits. ..

. Felix Gonzalez-Torres was born in 1957 in Cuba, and grew up in Puerto Rico before moving to New York City. Commemorating the 20 th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, Felix did a memorable billboard project, a black-and-white photograph of an empty but previously occupied bed. It was seen in twenty-four locations around New York City in 1992, the bed was his own, it represented a memory of a time shared by him with his best friend Ross who died in 1991. Felix's candy spills began in 1990 featured large quantities of colorful wrapped candies - heaped in corners or spread out as "carpets" on the floor.

. Felix Gonzalez-Torres was born in 1957 in Cuba, and grew up in Puerto Rico before moving to New York City. Commemorating the 20 th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, Felix did a memorable billboard project, a black-and-white photograph of an empty but previously occupied bed. It was seen in twenty-four locations around New York City in 1992, the bed was his own, it represented a memory of a time shared by him with his best friend Ross who died in 1991. Felix's candy spills began in 1990 featured large quantities of colorful wrapped candies - heaped in corners or spread out as "carpets" on the floor.
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