González-Torres.
This was one of my favourite installations from the MoMA. The silver carpet is made of hard candies, and the security guard had the job of encouraging all visitors to take as many pieces as they wished. We sucked on candies and listened. This artwork is dedicated to the artist's lover who died of AIDS in 1991. Everybody is taking some, sharing, infecting, killing. Terrifying, isn't it?
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