When did those billboards start appearing in the Hudson Valley – the ones with the black background, the stark white font and that plain phrase centered dead in the middle? They all say the same thing:

“It’s just a matter of time.”

Deciphering the meaning is like a crow trying to crack a walnut.

It’s just a matter of time. Repeat it like a prayer. Thy will be done. It’s just a matter of time. We shall overcome. It’s just a matter of time. You can run but you can’t hide. It’s just a matter of time. You’ll get yours. We all will. It’s just a matter of time. Isn’t everything? It’s just a matter of time. Looks like she had her fun. It’s just a matter of time.

Originally conceived by Félix González-Torres, Cuban-born American artist of the conceptual, he set out to hijack the quintessential

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