Department of Art, Art History, & Design presents

Visiting Artist Lecture

AMADOUR

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
5:00 PM
Wells Fargo Auditorium (MIKC 124)

Amadour is a queer Latinx artist, writer, and musician known for their dynamic approach to geometric abstraction and contemporary art.

Born in Sparks, Nevada, and based between Los Angeles and New York, their multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, and performance, engaging deeply with themes of memory, place, and cultural resonance. Through layered compositions, they explore the intersections of light, structure, and atmosphere, bridging abstraction and narrative to create immersive visual experiences.

This lecture offers an in-depth look at Amadour’s evolving practice, artistic influences, and the role of materiality and storytelling in their work.

Join us for a multi sensory night featuring a special performance of AMADOUR's new EP "Western Movie Dream" coupled with live painting by James Rubio and Charlie Hudson who's solo exhibitions will be on view at Ki Smith Gallery!

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Time & Location:

Sep 08, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM

170 Forsyth St, New York, NY 10002, USA

About the event:

A memo from AMADOUR:

From the jazz-inspired "Before Grapes Ripen," a nostalgic fantasy written on Russian Hill in San Francisco while I was a hotel concierge, to "Two Hands Holding Me," inspired by new love and written in Sausalito at the church on a hill where I would practice piano as a teenager, the EP offers a glimpse into my experiences and emotions. The interludes of poetry in "Velvet Sky" and "Wild Mustangs" add a touch of insight into my life in Reno as a child. At the same time, the title track, "Western Movie Dream," evokes the magic of my first relationship and the beauty of the natural world.

COMMON × AMADOUR

SYNTH

1 Jul - 30 Jul

@ Gallery COMMON

• Aaron Fowler

• Alex Anderson

• April Street

• Devendra Banhart

• Erin Desmond

• Sayre Gomez

Curated by AMADOUR

From July 1 to 30, 2023, Gallery COMMON is pleased to present the group show SYNTH. Curated by AMADOUR, the artists presented include Aaron Fowler, Alex Anderson, April Street, Devendra Banhart, Erin Desmond, and Sayre Gomez, each living and working in the region.
 
SYNTH brings together a group of dynamic artists who jointly explore and represent the diverse urbanscape of Los Angeles. This exhibition serves as a salutation to Tokyo, conveying Southern California's rich natural topography, urban visual culture, and cinematic romanticism through painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography.

Gallery COMMONでは、インディペンデントキュレーター・AMADOURのキュレーションによるグループ展「SYNTH」を2023年7月1日から30日まで開催いたします。本展で紹介するのは、ロサンゼルスという都市の持つ多彩な景観を探求する、アーロン・ファウラー、アレックス・アンダーソン、エイプリル・ストリート、デヴェンドラ・バンハート、エリン・デスモンド、セイヤー・ゴメスという6人のアーティストです。
 
絵画や彫刻、陶芸、写真とそれぞれの手法によって表現された南カリフォルニアの自然豊かな地形や都会的な視覚文化、まるで映画のようなロマンティシズムが、ロサンゼルスから東京への挨拶を届けます。