The artist makes a physical and emotional connection to the viewer, which was his intent, through ongoing gestures of giving and receiving intended for a wide audience: “I ask the public to help me, to take responsibility, to become part of my work, to join in.” As pieces of candy are taken and consumed, and the pile shrinks in size*, the work may be seen as a portrait of Gonzalez-Torres’s soul mate, Ross Laycock, who died of AIDS. Visitors are invited to take a piece of candy and break standard museum rules by eating it while in the gallery. Many of the works of art in More Love will allow the viewer to participate in meaningful ways:įelix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Ross in L.A.) begins as a 175-pound pile of Fruit Flashers candy placed in a corner of a gallery. See images of More Love at the Ackland Art Museum The Artistsįrom Jim Hodges’ large-scale curtain of silk flower petals to Julianne Swartz’s site-specific sound installations, from sculptural pieces by Janine Antoni and Louise Bourgeois to video work by Mona Hatoum, Tad Hozumi, Frances Stark, and others, the art in More Love invites, enacts, and reflects on multiple modes of expression, among them through touch, gifts, acts of service, and language. For each of these artists, love is a significant tool or strategy that constitutes a creative practice built on generosity, inclusiveness, sharing, and questioning. Organized by consulting curator Claire Schneider, More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s includes 48 works of art by 33 emerging and established contemporary artists who actively engage with love and the many ways it can be expressed through beauty, emotion, humor, texts, elaborate craft, sound environments, and interactive projects. The Ackland Art Museum presents the first major exhibition to investigate the ways in which contemporary artists have addressed love as a political force, as a philosophical model for equitable knowledge exchange, and as social interaction within a rapidly changing landscape of technology and social media.
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