This poster/litho sheet was displayed as a part of the stacked paper artwork entitled "Untitled"
at Luhring Augustine Hexler Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, October 19-November 16, 1991.
This is NOT a reproduction of that piece, but an actual litho that was part of the piece as displayed,
consisting of a stack of sheets like this one. It was removed from the stack in October, 1991.
The front of the poster is printed with an article quote from New York Times, June 11, 1991,
"There are a lot of socially disoriented people out there on the street," said the official,
who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It's very hard to know who's dangerous
and who's not. You can't lock up everyone who's socially disoriented. It would be
nice to think there was some place to put all the potentially dangerous people, but there isn't."
The back side of the poster reads as follows (see pic):
"Legal officials say race has nothing to do with who is stopped. "It's based in certain
circumstances and the agent's experience," syas Joe Keefe a spokesman for the
Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington. "An agent can spot a drug dealer
the way a woman can spot a deal at the supermarket."
Litho condition is NM/MNT. Archived and well-protected.
Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban-born American gay visual artist.
Gonzalez-Torres was known for his minimal installations and sculptures
with a variety of materials including candies, clocks, lightbulbs, and stacks of paper.
Dimensions: 41.875 x 57.875"
Medium: Off-set Litho on heavy paper.
Edition size: Limited, but unknown.
As a reference to valuation, please consider that a Torres "candy-strip"
piece ["Untitled" (LA) 1991] recently sold for approximately $7.7 million.
Please note that I have received some comments about this one...
that is, since it was conceived of as an open edition, there are numerous
ones out there from other exhibitions, and possibly a reissuance from the estate.
That could be true, however, the original litho is a "first" printing;
subsequent printings are of a subtlely diiferent size, color, paper, etc.
This makes the first edition the most coveted, and hence the valuation.
Please see hi-res scans for details.
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