(b. Güaimaro, Cuba, 1957; d. Miami, USA, 1996).
The art of the late Felix Gonzalez-Torres took many different forms during his relatively brief career but it was always motivated by his desire for dialogue and community. As a participant of the Group Material Artists from N.Y., he was known for creating large political installations. He then went on to develop his own style that featured a political agenda. He invited viewers to take part in the metaphorical and literal evolution of his work’s meaning. Gonzalez-Torres felt that participation grants his work a kind of perpetually renewed life and relevance. His exhibitions include: El Jardin Salvaje, Fundación Caja de Pensiones, Madrid, The Body, Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, and Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1991); 45th Venice Biennale (1993); About Place: Recent Art of the Americas, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document, Sa
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