Forging terrotories

Devin N. Morris and Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Laura Aguilar

Carlos Almaraz

Nao Bustamante

Amina Cruz

Patrisse Cullors

Angel Divina

rafa esparza

Vinnie Garcia

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

“My work cannot be destroyed. I have destroyed it already, from day one… That is how I

made this work. That is why I made this work. This work cannot disappear. This work cannot be destroyed the same way other things in my life have disappeared and have left me. I destroyed it myself instead. I had control over it and this is what has empowered me. “

– Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1995

Maurice Harris

Denae Howard

Texas Isaiah

Alma Lopez

Roy Martinez (Lambe Culo)

Devin N. Morris

Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Hector Silva

Joe Terrill

dana Washington

Rubén Esparza

“I mirrored the Gonzalez-Torres (Ross in LA) work with a memorial of my own. I lost my partner of AIDS-related illness in 1989. Here the weight of candy is 140 pounds, Russ’ ideal weight, with the candy wrapped in green cellophane, Russ’ favorite color.
For this installation the mound of candy were kept intact. I wanted to evoke Russ in full health.”
–Rubén Esparza, 2019

TERREMOTO — Forging Territories: Queer Afro and Latinx Contemporary Art