"THERE IS A WORK BY FELIX GONZALES-TORRES, CONSISTNG OF TWO IDENTICAL CLOCKS, WICH KEEP TIME SYNCHRONOUSLY. THEY ARE VERY MODERN CLOCKS, OF THE KIND THAT WOULD HANG IN A KITCHEN OR A SCHOOLROOM, THOUGH HARDLY AS A PAIR. WHO NEEDS TWO CLOCKS? ONE COULD ALWAYS CHECK ONE AGAINST THE OTHER, BUT WICH ONE WOULD ONE TRUST? THE FACT THAT THERE IS A PAIR OF THEM MEANS THAT GONZALES-TORRES IS NOT PRESENTING THEM AS A "READYMADE". IN FACT TORRES WAS SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE AND MARRIAGE. ONE OF THE CLOCKS WILL STOP RUNNING BEFORE THE OTHER. TIME WILL STOP FOR IT BEFORE IT STOPS FOR ITS MATE."

DO LIVRO -THE ABUSE OF BEAUTY, ARTHUR C. DANTO