"Untitled" (t-cell count)

This drawing, "Untitled" (t-cell count), presents a stark, almost clinical rendering of a medical graph. Against a tan paper background, a series of precise black lines chart a fluctuating data set, punctuated by small, hand-drawn circles that mark specific points in time. The title quietly reveals the subject: a t-cell count, a critical measure for those living with HIV/AIDS. Created in 1990, the work subtly evokes the personal and public anxieties of the AIDS epidemic, transforming highly intimate medical data into a public, albeit abstract, visual statement. The deliberate, almost minimalist aesthetic invites close contemplation, asking viewers to consider the human story behind the impersonal lines and numbers. This piece is part of a series of "graph" works by Félix González-Torres, which are notable for being among the few in his oeuvre with hand-drawn elements.