Sai Fox : This is devastating. I cannot begin to explain how much this actively makes my soul hurt, because this piece is what I use to explain the importance of nuance in modern art and about the queer experience of the AIDS epidemic. I’m shattered.

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Kory Bing handle.invalid · Jan 27
Holy shit, why even exhibit this piece if you’re going to totally wipe away that it’s about the artist’s boyfriend slowly dying of aids?? What’s the POINT if you take that away?
- Context Fine Art handle.invalid · Jan 27
  The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all
  
  By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Gallery of Art is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.
  
  out.com
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This is devastating. I cannot begin to explain how much this actively makes my soul hurt, because this piece is what I use to explain the importance of nuance in modern art and about the queer experience of the AIDS epidemic. I’m shattered.
Jan 27, 2025 22:09
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