Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "My worries began when the exhibition's introductory sign omitted Felix's connection ...

"My worries began when the exhibition's introductory sign omitted Felix's connection to the AIDS crisis, highlighting instead the 'multiple dynamic meanings of his work.' My fears turned into outrage when I read the museum label for 'Untitled' (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), which, instead of explaining the installation's title and meaning, refers to '175 pounds as ideal weight,' not specifically Ross's."

https://www.out.com/gay-news/felix-gonzalez-torres-smithsonian-untitled#rebelltitem1

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