Grimanesa Amorós "Uros"
tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE
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tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE presents Uros, a lighting sculpture installation from a recent series of works by Peruvian artist Grimanesa Amorós.
Amorós is currently representing Peru at the 54th Biennale di Venezia as part of Future Pass at the Fondazione Claudio Buziol, with Uros Island, her light sculpture that encapsulates the floating islands in Lake Titicaca in Puno, Peru. Notable public art by Amorós includes Uros House, an installation in Times Square New York as part of the 2011 Armory Show.
When Amorós was a child living on the coast of Peru, she always loved the beauty of the ocean; everything from the tides to the colors, to the bubbles and the foam.
Off the coast of Puno, Peru are the Uros Islands. They are floating islets made of totora reeds grown in Lake Titicaca. The pre-Incan Uros, who live on these forty-two self-fashioned floating islands, build everything out of this material - from houses to boats to watch towers. From these two ideas, Amorós created Uros to reflect the natural elegance of sea foam and totora reeds. The sculpture will seemingly arise from the ground as if it were one with the earth.
Grimanesa Amorós (born in Lima, Peru) 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 makes use of sculpture, video, and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Most known for her public art, particularly her light sculptures, she uses her art as an agent for empowerment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities.
Amorós has exhibited internationally in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is the recipient of several grants, which include the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship (Washington, DC), The Travel Grant Fund for Artists, NEA Arts International (New York, NY), and The Bronx Museum for the Arts: Aim Program (Bronx, NY), among many others.
[Image: Grimanesa Amorós "Uros" (2011) light sculpture installation]
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from November 14, 2011 to January 14, 2012