Talk:Félix González-Torres

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I've added the following text to the "Work" section, along with relevant references:
"Ross Laycock is also thought to have inspired many of Gonzalez-Torres's other works, including "Untitled" (Perfect Lovers) (1991) and "Untitled" (Placebo) (1991). For instance, in "Untitled" (Perfect Lovers) (1991), the two clocks are suggestive of the relationship between the two and their time spent together. With Laycock's death in 1991, Gonzalez-Torres created works that could help him cope with the loss of his partner. These pieces, such as "Untitled" (Placebo) (1991), often involve installments that slowly disappear or expire over time — a metaphor for Laycock's passing due to AIDS-related illnesses."
* Diamond, Shawn. "Requiem for the Shadows: Poetry, Spirituality, and Future Memory in the Light Strings of Felix Gonzalez-Torres". Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=kent1461781004&disposition=inline. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
* Storr, Robert (January 1995). "Félix González-Torres: Etre un Espion". ArtPress. pp. 24–32.
* Wurst, Christian A. "Remember Me: Felix Gonzalez-Torres and the Construction of Memory". Master's thesis, University of Florida, 2011. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/E0/04/29/98/00001/wurst_c.pdf. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
* "Felix Gonzalez-Torres". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
* "Collection Online: Felix Gonzalez-Torres". www.guggenheim.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
As stated above in my 20-Oct-2017 post, I believe that Ross Laycock's influence on FGT and his work is important to include in this article. This is currently not mentioned in enough detail, therefore the added text is meant to better capture this influence. Laycock is mentioned by name in a few interviews with FGT and I feel that this further supports the impact that Laycock had on FGT's work. I chose a couple of examples ("Untitled" (Perfect Lovers) (1991) and "Untitled" (Placebo) (1991)) that I think best represent Laycock's influence in FGT's pieces.
Any concerns or comments are appreciated.
Thanks,
Mtong14 (talk) 23:40, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
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message: Hi Tommietu, I think that the phrase "The most important message behind this" in your addition to the article is a bit extreme. Using milder language, such as "Another important message...", may help it seem less biased or opinionated.
Thanks, Mtong14 (talk) 23:50, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not even sure if I am commenting in the right area, but there is no mention of his candy installments being precisely replenished by the museum staff/curators to symbolize eternal life. I can find a source but just throwing it out there BrookeMcKenzie (talk) 22:14, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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message: While checking out some of the sources I couldn't help but notice that the early life section of this article is a direct quote from the exhibition description found in citation number one. I believe this violates some part of the wikipedia codes of conduct. This should likely be fixed, have a nice day.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.14.36.161 (talk) 04:50, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
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message: Just a heads up that I plan to do some restructuring of this article in the coming weeks. Several rounds of edits over the past few years have taken this article way out of alignment with how biographies should be structured. Specifically, this article reads as essentially a compendium of González-Torres' bodies of work, as opposed to a chronological, narrative biography that also details his stylistic evolution and different forms of artistic production, in the context of his life and career. Just right off the bat, the first thing someone reads in the body of this article should not be an analysis of the artist's production - it should be background on his early life and education, much of which has been detailed in reliable publications. There are other issues here, but structure is the most obvious. There is helpful guidance available at the Manual of Style/Biography, but I wanted to flag this now as folks seem to have put a lot of work into adding/adjusting this page over the past year or so. Want to give others a chance to update/edit/bring it in line with the MOS themself before I try to make some major structural changes. 19h00s (talk) 19:18, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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