Two identical battery-operated clocks are placed in the gallery, side
by side and initially set to the same time. With time, though, they
inevitably fall out of sync: batteries running out and the ever-present
drive towards entropy of things.

Gonzalez-Torres made this piece shortly after the death of his partner, Ross
Laycock, was diagnosed with AIDS.

Today is Valentine’s day, so I kept thinking about this particular artwork
that says so many things and achieves so much with so little.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres. (American, born Cuba. 1957-1996). Untitled (Perfect Lovers). 1991. Clocks, paint on wall. overall 14 x 28 x 2 3/4" (35.6 x 71.2 x 7 cm).