Between Presence and Absence: New Works of Grimanesa Amoros One of Octavio Paz’s “Recapitulations” reads: “To open a poem looking for this and finding that-always something else.” I have been thinking about those words while looking at Grimanesa Amorós’s new … Continue reading
OCUPANTE Space, Time and Movement in the Work of Grimanesa Amorós An old cigarette box lies unremarked on the ground. Made of wood, it is wrapped in paper foil, on which the brand name ‘Fortuna’ can be read in wonderfully … Continue reading
“Light cannot be captured…” Surface and Rhythm in Grimanesa Amorós’ Work “Light cannot be captured”, Grimanesa Amorós explained on the occasion of her current exhibition OCUPANTE at the Ludwig Museum in Koblenz and went on to say: “… it is … Continue reading
The Incident, The Gift, and an Artist by Kóan Jeff Baysa The town of Peekskill, in Westchester County, New York, sits on the east side of the Hudson River, a wide and majestic waterway that is aptly nicknamed the “Rhine … Continue reading
Grimanesa Amorós Tabacalera de Madrid The interventions by Peruvian artist Grimanesa Amorós are always spectacular exercises in “readjusting” and “coupling” the surroundings. And they are so because if two substantial and verifiable reasons: the first one, Amorós’s ability to project … Continue reading
A Conversation with Grimanesa Amoros Quincy Troupe, October 31st, 1992 Quincy Troupe: Let’s talk about the name of your recent show and what you were trying to do with the paintings. You said that the name of the show was … Continue reading
WHERE MIND MEETS BODY The Expressionism of Grimanesa Amoros by Robert C. Morgan Grimanesa Amoros is a Peruvian artist who now resides in New York. Her paintings suggest a certain explicitness. To speak of the explicit in an artist’s work … Continue reading
INTERVIEW GRIMANESA AMOROS Human nature fascinates me… -How did your artistic career unfold; when did it begin? I was obsessed with maps when I was very young. I would draw them over and over again. As a consequence, my mother … Continue reading