A Life Shaped by Displacement and Loss Félix González-Torres, born in Guáimaro, Cuba, in 1957, lived a life profoundly marked by displacement and loss—experiences that would become central themes in his deeply moving artistic practice. His early years were disrupted when he and his sister Gloria were sent to Madrid, Spain, as unaccompanied minors, navigating an orphanage before eventually finding refuge with relatives in Puerto Rico. This initial separation from homeland and family instilled a sense of longing and impermanence that resonated throughout his work. He pursued education at Coleg…