Please join curators of the exhibition “Felix Gonzalez–Torres: Always to Return,” for a special walking tour of the artist's light string work "Untitled" (America) (1994) at three locations near MLK.
What does a portrait of America look like? In the exhibition Felix Gonzalez–Torres: Always to Return, “Untitled” (America) comprises twelve light strings that are shown in different configurations across locations inside and outside the museum, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Please join exhibition curators Charlotte Ickes, curator of time-based media and special projects, National Portrait Gallery, and Josh T Franco, head of collecting, Archives of American Art for a special walking tour of “Untitled” (America). Participants will discuss the connections between democracy, labor, change, and the site-specific installation of the work.
The installations are presented in partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and Archives of American Art, as part of the exhibition Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return, on view from October 18, 2024 through July 6, 2025. Other sites include the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, including the facade of the Old Patent Office Building; and outdoors along 8th Street between D and F streets NW in partnership with the DowntownDC BID.
Tours meet in in the G Street lobby of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, 800 G Street NW.
Please register at this link to reserve a spot.
Tours meet in the G Street Lobby, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
800 G Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001
