Dear Friends,
I would like to remind you that the last day of the exhibition is coming up.
Please take the time to see it, if you are in the area.
Kisses,
Grimanesa

GRIMANESA AMORÓS

You Cannot Feel It…I Wish You Could

LAST DAY OF EXHIBITION AUGUST 31, 2008

May 10 – August 31, 2008
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space (Miami) Presents the New York artist, Grimanesa Amorós with “You Cannot Feel it…I Wish You Could”. This multimedia exhibition will consist of sculpture, lighting and music composed by, the nine time Grammy nominated musician, Meshell Ndegeocello.

Eleven handmade paper sculptures cast from the artist’s own body during pregnancy, explores the interplay between human biology and society. Central to this work is the image/concept of male pregnancy. Amorós creates a provocative body of work that pushes the envelope of conventional perceptions of human biology. In a world where men and women’s roles are consistently evolving the artist addresses the physical lines between genders creating a new human form that is both male and female.

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, lighting and sound to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Amorós utilizes her art as an agent for empowerment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities. Born in Lima, she lives and works in New York City and Peru.

For more information about the artist please contact Hiroka Kitamura Email: hiroka@grimanesaamoros.com

For more information about the exhibition please contact Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
Rochi Llaneza Email: rochilla@aol.com or Tel: 305 576 1645 Mobile: 305-984-0650

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida 33127
Tel: 305 576 1645
hardcoreartcontemporary@gmail.com
www.hardcoreartcontemporary.com

GRIMANESA AMORÓS

You Cannot Feel it…I Wish You Could

EXTENDED EXHIBITION AUGUST 31, 2008

May 10 – August 31, 2008
Opening reception at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida Saturday, May 10 , 7pm-10pm

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space (Miami) Presents the New York artist, Grimanesa Amorós with “You Cannot Feel it…I Wish You Could”. This multimedia exhibition will consist of sculpture, lighting and music composed by, the nine time Grammy nominated musician, Meshell Ndegeocello.

Eleven handmade paper sculptures cast from the artist’s own body during pregnancy, explores the interplay between human biology and society. Central to this work is the image/concept of male pregnancy. Amorós creates a provocative body of work that pushes the envelope of conventional perceptions of human biology. In a world where men and women’s roles are consistently evolving the artist addresses the physical lines between genders creating a new human form that is both male and female.

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, lighting and sound to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Amorós utilizes her art as an agent for empowerment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities. Born in Lima, she lives and works in New York City and Peru.

For more information about the artist please contact Hiroka Kitamura Email: hiroka@grimanesaamoros.com

For more information about the exhibition please contact Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
Rochi Llaneza Email: rochilla@aol.com or Tel: 305 576 1645 Mobile: 305-984-0650

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida 33127
Tel: 305 576 1645
hardcoreartcontemporary@gmail.com
www.hardcoreartcontemporary.com

June 3 – June 8, 2008
Both 205
Uferstrasse 80 CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland

First View for Invited Guests: Tuesday, June 3, 1 pm – 8 pm
Press, all Art Fair and SCOPE VIP cardholders preview the fair and the premier of Special Programs. Press Lunch begins 2 pm.
General Admission: 15 CHF, SCOPE VIP Card: FREE
FAIR HOURS: Wednesday June 4 – Saturday June 7, 10 am – 8 pm and Sunday June 8, 10 am – 6 pm

Basel – SCOPE, the cutting-edge contemporary art fair, returns for the second year to Basel in a new venue, a 60,000 square foot glass pavilion situated on the Rhine. Within walking distance of Art Basel 39, SCOPE will present its most international fair yet, showcasing 85 galleries from all over the world.

SCOPE Basel 2008 exhibitors, special events, and curatorial programs amplify the fair’s signal achievement: introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new audiences internationally, making it the most comprehensive destination for emerging art available anywhere. LINK

Opening reception: Saturday, May 10th , 7 PM – 10 PM
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida

GRIMANESA AMORÓS

You Cannot Feel it…I Wish You Could

May 10 – July 7, 2008

Opening reception at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida Saturday, May 10 , 7pm-10pm

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space (Miami) Presents the New York artist, Grimanesa Amorós with “You Cannot Feel it…I Wish You Could”. This multimedia exhibition will consist of sculpture, lighting and music composed by, the nine time Grammy nominated musician, Meshell Ndegeocello.

Eleven handmade paper sculptures cast from the artist’s own body during pregnancy, explores the interplay between human biology and society. Central to this work is the image/concept of male pregnancy. Amorós creates a provocative body of work that pushes the envelope of conventional perceptions of human biology. In a world where men and women’s roles are consistently evolving the artist addresses the physical lines between genders creating a new human form that is both male and female.

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, lighting and sound to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Amorós utilizes her art as an agent for empowerment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities. Born in Lima, she lives and works in New York City and Peru.

For more information about the artist please contact Hiroka Kitamura Email: hiroka@grimanesaamoros.com

For more information about the exhibition please contact Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

Rochi Llaneza Email: rochilla@aol.com or Tel: 305 576 1645 Mobile: 305-984-0650

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

3326 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida 33127

Tel: 305 576 1645

hardcoreartcontemporary@gmail.com

www.hardcoreartcontemporary.com

The show was a hit!

King Me, Dominate Me is an interactive mixed-media sculpture which explores the interplay of biology, artifice, and sexual dominance. The box opens, revealing a checkerboard pattern comprised of fingerprints. Traditional checker pieces are substituted for cast silicone nipples.

The precision and geometry of the box is in sharp contrast both visually and tactilely to the organic nipple forms, which were cast from molds made of my nipples during pregnancy, just days before giving birth. The resulting pieces are alive yet inert, like the traditional female form. The nipples appear to be sliced from living flesh by the inhuman mechanical violence of an industrial process. As the players manipulate the pieces according to biological imperative, e.g. the rules of the game, they explore the role of sexuality in social domination.