SymbolicSelfPortrait

FelixGonzalez-TorresAmerican,bornCuba,1957–1996"Un$tled"(PortraitofRossinL.A.),1991MulCcoloredcandies,individuallywrappedincellophane

Idealweight175lb;installeddimensionsvariable

FelixGonzalez-TorresAmerican,bornCuba,1957-1996"Un$tled"(SilverBeach),1990Offsetprintonpaper,endlesscopies50.8x66.4x58.7cm(20in.atidealheightx26in.x23in.)

FelixGonzalez-Torres"SpecificObjectswithoutSpecificForm"

“somewherebe>erthanhere,nowherebe>erthanhere”

ContemporaryartdoesnotofferimmediateanswersbutoVenasksquesConsofindividuals.YoumusttaketheinformaCongivenandtakesurveyofyourownfeelings.Youconstructthe

meaning.

"Un$tled"(Golden),1995.Strandsofbeadsandhangingdevice,dimensionsvarywithinstallaJon.TheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,NewYork,throughpriorgiPofSolomonR.Guggenheim;TheArtInsJtuteofChicago

“ConceivedshortlybeforethearCst'sdeath,“Un$tled”(Golden)(1995)extendsacrossaspaceasaluminouscurtain,shimmeringwithfacetedtendrilsoffaux-gildedbeads.ThegentleconfrontaConofthisgoldenscreenprovokesthetacCleandsensory,inviCngtheviewertotransformitsshapesimplybywalkingthrough.ThiscollecCveandpublicexperienceofdoingso,however,beliestheinCmatenatureofGonzalez-Torres'sotherbeadedcurtainworks,whichoVenreferencetheorganicandinorganicsubstancesassociatedwithba\lingAIDS.Akindofmembrane,aspliableandpermeableasthebiologicalmaterialsthatcomposethecellsofthehumanbody,“Un$tled”(Golden)isaworkoftransitorypassage—fromlifetodeath,publictoprivate,theknowntotheunknown.”LaurenHinksonGuggenheimMuseum

LouiseBourgeoisAmerican,born1911,FranceSpider,1996,cast1997bronzewithsilvernitratepaCna

Whatanimalwouldyouusetorepresentyourmother?

Whatanimalwouldyouusetorepresentyourself?

JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972Un$tled(Forgo1enGame),c.1949BoxconstrucJon211/8x151/2x37/8in

JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972ForJuanGris#7,c.1954BoxconstrucJon18x101/2x41/8in.

JosephCornellAmerican,1903–1972Un$tled(SoapBubbleSet),c.1957BoxconstrucCon91/8x141/2x33/4in.;21/4x3/8in.rubber"bumper"bo\omcenteronback

Discussion1.  MostinteresCngpointforyou?2.  ThinkaboutCornell’s“Forgo\enGame”.Whatwasyourfavorite

childhoodboardgametoplaywithasiblingorfriend?3.  ArCstyoulike/don’tlike.Explainwhy

SymbolicSelfPortrait

SymbolicSelfPortrait

BrainstormShare• CulturalBagassignment:Makealistofimportantobjectsthatcanbeusedtorepresentyourculture(s)• Whatdoyouwanttoportrayaboutyourself?• Whatculturesdoyouoptinto/outofandwhichareyouborninto?

• Doyouseeanythemesemerge?