Corpo, doença e política na obra de Félix González-Torres

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Anna Beatryz Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• dARK ID: ark:/38995/001300000cwvv
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/12680
• topic: González-Torres; Arte; Corpo; Doença; Política; González-Torres; Art; Body; Disease; Politics; LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::ARTES

This research aims to analyze some works by the American artist Félix González-Torres through three different thematic axes: body, disease and politics. It is shown how the artist related to each of these axes and also how they appeared in his artistic production. In order to talk about how he saw and thought about the body, a historical summary of western ways of perceiving it is made and, then, examples are given of how González-Torres approached issues of corporeality in his works. In relation to the disease aspect, some etiological models used to understand it are shown and, later, the influence that the medical system has on the way patients deal with and understand their own disease is pointed out, as well as works by other artists who also talked about similar topics. It is emphasized how González-Torres used his artistic production to better relate to AIDS, disease from which he died, as well as his relationship with death, pain and the loss of family and friends. Finally, the theme of politics is approached and, for that, the context of the AIDS crisis in the United States, during which González-Torres lived and produced most of his works, is brought. The research tries to show how his work and that of other artists of the time were able to contain very strong political and activist capacities, mobilizing for better awareness and reducing prejudice against people infected with the HIV virus.