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Felix González-Torres — "Untitled" (Chief Justice's Hands)

Felix González-Torres

"Untitled" (Chief Justice's Hands)

1991

Felix González-Torres's 'Untitled (Chief Justice's Hands)' (1991) transforms a c-print photograph into a jigsaw puzzle format contained in a plastic bag. This conceptual approach challenges traditional art presentation and invites interactive participation from viewers. The work engages with themes of fragmentation, accessibility, and institutional critique.

Medium
c-print jigsaw puzzle in plastic bag

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 19, 2023

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 929

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Felix González-Torres, "Untitled" (Chief Justice's Hands), 1991

Felix González-Torres's 'Untitled (Chief Justice's Hands)' (1991) transforms a c-print photograph into a jigsaw puzzle format contained in a plastic bag. This conceptual approach challenges traditional art presentation and invites interactive participation from viewers. The work engages with themes of fragmentation, accessibility, and institutional critique.

Medium
c-print jigsaw puzzle in plastic bag
Year
1991
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Photography, Political, Conceptual, Cuban-American, Installation, Hands, Puzzle, Black and White, Contemporary, Post-Modern

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago