“Untitled” (USA Today)

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“Untitled” (USA Today) is a conceptual installation by Felix Gonzalez-Torres consisting of a large pile of candies wrapped in red, white, and blue cellophane that viewers are invited to take, symbolizing themes of patriotism, loss, and the AIDS crisis.

All labels observed (2)

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"Untitled" (USA Today) 1
“Untitled” (USA Today) canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artwork ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
artMovement conceptual art ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
associatedPublication USA Today (title reference) ⓘ
linked to: USA Today
associatedWith HIV/AIDS epidemic ⓘ
colorScheme red, white, and blue ⓘ
conceptualFocus relationship between private grief and public symbols ⓘ
tension between abundance and disappearance ⓘ
countryOfContext United States of America ⓘ
creator Felix Gonzalez-Torres ⓘ
displayPractice candies are replenished by the exhibiting institution ⓘ
genre minimalist installation ⓘ
participatory art ⓘ
hasForm pile of candies ⓘ
hasMaterial blue cellophane ⓘ
candies ⓘ
red cellophane ⓘ
white cellophane ⓘ
hasTheme AIDS crisis ⓘ
ephemerality ⓘ
loss ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
politics of representation ⓘ
public participation ⓘ
hasTitle "Untitled" (USA Today) ⓘ
invitesAction viewers may take candies ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
medium candy and cellophane ⓘ
notableFor engagement with AIDS-related loss ⓘ
use of everyday materials ⓘ
viewer participation in depletion of the work ⓘ
partOf Felix Gonzalez-Torres candy works series ⓘ
symbolizes American flag colors ⓘ
disappearance through viewer participation ⓘ
fragility of life ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres → notableWork → “Untitled” (USA Today) ⓘ
"Untitled" (USA Today) → hasTitle → "Untitled" (USA Today) ⓘ
subject linked to: “Untitled” (USA Today)
linked to: “Untitled” (USA Today)