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Exhibitions

Grimanesa Amorós LOTUS, LED sculpture and light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, its warm tonal LED sequence shifting through the gradual opening of a lotus blossom from bud to full bloom, channeling the lotus flower's ancient symbolism of resilience, transformation, and rebirth to honor the enduring strength of women. Exhibited as the centerpiece of WOMEN, a group exhibition held in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, 2022.
WOMEN | Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Grimanesa Amorós ARGENTUM, 9 x 5 ft 4 in x 5 ft 4 in LED sculpture and light sculpture now in the permanent collection of The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York, 2024. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, its two interlocking sections embody the geographic and cultural bond between Manhattan and the Bronx. Permanent collection exhibition of LED sculpture and light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós at The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
ARGENTUM | The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Bronx, NY, USA
Grimanesa Amorós ONSITE KATONAH, site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture created for the Edward Larrabee Barnes-designed campus of the Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, 2016. Exhibited in OnSite Katonah, a group exhibition in which artists reimagined every facet of the KMA's distinctive architectural campus through immersive light and material installations.
ONSITE KATONAH | Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY, USA
CAPPED WAVES IRIDESCENT, a light sculpture installation by Grimanesa Amoros, on view at Hollis Taggart Downtown Gallery in New York, NY.
A VIEW ALL THEIR OWN | Hollis Taggart Downtown, New York, NY, USA
Grimanesa Amorós MOMENTUM, LED sculpture and light sculpture exploring the intersection of art, technology, and women's creative practice. Exhibited in Momentum: Women, Art, and Technology at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2014.
MOMENTUM | Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Grimanesa Amorós UROS ISLAND, 13 x 11-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, its domed forms blending the shifting light of Venice's canals with the luminosity of Lake Titicaca and the totora reed islands of the pre-Incan Uros people. Exhibited as part of the Future Pass collateral exhibition at the 54th International Venice Biennale, Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Venice, Italy, 2011.
ILLUMInations | 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Grimanesa Amorós UROS ISLAND, 13 x 11-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, evoking sea foam and the totora reed floating islands of the pre-Incan Uros people of Lake Titicaca. Exhibited as part of the Future Pass touring exhibition at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan, 2011.
UROS ISLAND | National Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Grimanesa Amorós LIGHT BETWEEN THE ISLANDS, 128 x 28 x 19-foot series of light sculptures made of polycarbonate bubble domes handmade from individual molds and silkscreened with totora reed imagery, illuminated from within and arranged as floating islands that shift from ethereal glow to solid mass as natural light changes throughout the day. Exhibited at Litvak Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013.
LIGHT BETWEEN THE ISLANDS | Litvak Gallery, Israel
Grimanesa Amorós TIMELESS MOTION, site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture made of translucent silkscreened polycarbonate and a custom programmed LED light sequence, creating a curvaceous, chapel-like immersive environment that brings nature indoors and envelops visitors in a slow movement of atmospheric light, offering new ways to experience jewelry pieces as a meditation on nature and life. Exhibited at the Grand Palais, Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris, France, 2016.
TIMELESS MOTION | The Grand Palais, Paris, France
Grimanesa Amorós WATCH YOUR STEP, LED sculpture and light sculpture by Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós. Exhibited at The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, one of the city's leading private contemporary art foundations.
WATCH YOUR STEP | The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY, USA
Grimanesa Amorós OCUPANTE, LED sculpture and light sculpture that transcends borders and forges connections between individuals and cultures, blurring the line between observer and occupant within the Ludwig Museum's symbolic space at the Deutsche Eck, where fragments of the Berlin Wall pay tribute to the victims of division. Exhibited at the Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany, 2016.
OCUPANTE | Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany
Grimanesa Amorós THE MIRROR CONNECTION, 90 x 70 x 40-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of mixed media, LEDs, diffusive reflective material, and custom lighting sequence, its waterfall-like forms pulsing in white and yellow at a height of 33 feet through Arata Isozaki's landmark lobby, with a central reflective dome that captures the viewer's own image within the work. Exhibited at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, China, 2013.
THE MIRROR CONNECTION | CAFAM, Beijing, China
Grimanesa Amorós FORTUNA, 95 x 15 x 14-foot site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture made of LEDs, diffusion and reflective material, and custom lighting sequence, installed within La Fragua of Tabacalera, the former Tobacco Factory of Embajadores, weaving the history of Spain's most celebrated tobacco factory into a luminous meditation on generosity, collective fortune, and the social act of sharing. Exhibited at Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, Ministry of Culture, Madrid, Spain, 2013.
FORTUNA | Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain
Grimanesa Amorós UROS ISLAND, LED sculpture and light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, evoking the totora reed architecture of the pre-Incan Uros people of Lake Titicaca. Exhibited as part of the Future Pass touring exhibition at the Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2011.
UROS ISLAND | Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Grimanesa Amorós UROS ISLAND, 13 x 11-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of LEDs, diffusion material, vinyl, and custom lighting sequence, its domed forms evoking the sea foam of Peru's Pacific coast and the totora reed islands of the pre-Incan Uros people of Lake Titicaca. Exhibited as part of the Future Pass touring exhibition produced by Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2011 to 2012.
UROS ISLAND | Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Grimanesa Amorós UROS HOUSE, LED sculpture and light sculpture evoking sea foam and the totora reed dwellings of the pre-Incan Uros people of Lake Titicaca, Peru. Exhibited at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 2011, the largest art museum between Houston and New Orleans.
UROS HOUSE | Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, LA, USA
Grimanesa Amorós UROS, wall-mounted LED sculpture and light sculpture made of diffusion material, and LEDs, emitting a spectrum of glowing hues through a custom lighting sequence referencing the totora reed floating islands of the pre-Incan Uros people of Lake Titicaca, Peru. Exhibited in the corridor off the lobby gallery at 21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012.
UROS | 21c Museum, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Grimanesa Amorós AURORA, 95 x 15 x 14-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of LEDs, silicone, electrical hardware, and video, exhibited within the Rem Koolhaas-designed Seoul National University Museum of Art, whose cantilevered concrete core gives the appearance of a floating, weightless building. Exhibited at Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2012.
AURORA | Seoul National University MOA, Seoul, South Korea
Grimanesa Amorós MAMA COCA, artwork by Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós. Exhibited at the A-Part Festival, Marseille, France, 2017. A-Part Festival is a modern arts festival taking place annually in the Alpilles, between Arles, Avignon, and Aix-en-Provence.
MAMA COCA | A-Part Festival, Marseille, France
Grimanesa Amorós LA INCUBADORA, installation made of abaca cast paper and mixed media, each piece 39 x 19.5 x 13.5 inches, featuring handmade paper sculptures of pregnant female torsos with male heads cast from molds of the artist's own body, surrounded by soft pale sand, with lighting and music by composer Meshell Ndegeocello, exploring the relationship between biology, gender, and society. Exhibited at The Roger Smith Lab Gallery, New York, 2010.
LA INCUBADORA | The Roger Smith Lab Gallery, New York, NY, USA
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