"Don’t be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of victory. We conquered fate by meeting at a certain TIME in a certain space. We are a product of the time, therefore we give back credit where it is due: time. We are synchronised, now forever. I love you." – Felix Gonzalez.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres' installation "Untitled (Perfect Lovers)," is a heartbreaking exploration of love, time, and loss. The piece features two clocks set in sync, symbolising the artist's relationship with his partner, Ross Laycock, who died of AIDS in 1991. The gradual falling out of sync between the clocks poignantly mirrors the merciless progression of the illness leading to the inevitable separation. Gonzalez-Torres also passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1996.
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"Untitled" (Perfect Lovers), 1987-1990. Installed in the Permanent Collection. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. 31 Jan. 2015 – 24 Oct. 2018.
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