Joseph Kosuth’s ‘The Question (G.S.)’, contemplates the fundamental concerns that underlie both art and life. The artist’s use of an analog clock referentially anchors the concept of time to its most literal representation; however, by scaling the clock to an unusually large size, an element of the surreal is introduced. The quote on the clock by Gertrude Stein, an American novelist, poet, and playwright, reflects on time, fate, and predestination: "If you can do it, why do it?" Stein believed that art and writing should push boundaries rather than repeat what is already known. If a task is easily achievable, there is no real artistic purpose in executing it.