Grimanesa Amorós is a Peruvian-born American artist and pioneer of monumental LED light installations. Since 2002, she has used light as material and language, creating site-responsive sculptures that draw on cultural legacies, ecology, social engagement, and the perception of time.
Technology and light are central to her work, but they are never the subject alone; they function as her sculptural medium. Across public spaces, museums, cultural institutions, and landmark architectural sites, Amorós uses light to create shared moments of perception, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship to place, history, and one another.
Rooted in her Peruvian heritage, Amorós’s work often emerges from direct engagement with the communities and environments in which it is installed. Each project is developed in dialogue with its site, allowing the surrounding environment to become part of the work itself. In this sense, her sculptures do not simply occupy space; they draw space with light, merging the viewer, the surrounding environment, and the illuminated form into a single experience. Amorós has presented her work extensively across the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. She has spoken at TEDGlobal, received NEA Visual Arts Grants Fellowships, and participated in the Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. Department of State. Her work has been exhibited at and with institutions including the Ludwig Museum, CAFA Art Museum, Katonah Museum of Art, Seoul National University Museum of Art, and major cultural and public sites internationally.