Untitled (Perfect Lovers)
Gonzalez-Torres's paired clocks begin synchronized but inevitably diverge, representing his relationship with partner dying of AIDS. The minimal work explores love, time, loss, and mortality. The clocks' eventual desynchronization metaphorizes death and separation. The work combines conceptual minimalism with profound emotional content. Gonzalez-Torres creates universal meaning from personal grief.
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