Nighttime picture of two portions of Félix González-Torres's artwork "Untitled" (America) (1994) on the building facade of the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., in 2024, installed as part of the exhibition Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always To Return. Two 65 ft-long strands of lightbulbs are hung vertically between the tall columns on the ornate facade of the Old Patent Office Building. Two people are visible walking in front of the museum, pictured in the evening.‹
National Portrait Gallery

Norman Foster

Exterior · Washington, D.C., United States · 1962

Photo: 19h00s · 2 November · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3024×4032

Nighttime picture of two portions of Félix González-Torres's artwork "Untitled" (America) (1994) on the building facade of the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., in 2024, installed as part of the exhibition Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always To Return. Two 65 ft-long strands of lightbulbs are hung vertically between the tall columns on the ornate facade of the Old Patent Office Building. Two people are visible walking in front of the museum, pictured in the evening.

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