ATM Contemporary Gallery – A Conversation with Grimanesa Amorós

A Conversation with Grimanesa Amorós
ATM CONTEMPORARY October 30, 2009 8pm Gallery Altamira c/ Merced, 37 33201, Gijón Austurias Spain	For more information about this lecture please contact Gallery Altamira tel. +34 985 351 333 email: [email protected] website: www.galeriaaltamira.com For more information about the artist, please email: [email protected]

Artist Bio Grimanesa Amorós is an interdisciplinary artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory, which have greatly influenced her work. She often makes use of sculpture, video, and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Amorós utilizes her art as an agent for empower-ment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities. She was born in Lima. Lives and works in New York City and Peru.