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Light Installations

PERFECT TIMING, a site-specific light installation by Grimanesa Amorós on Wall Street, New York City, featuring suspended luminous sculptures that pulse and shift through warm golds, vibrant ambers, and subtle silvers, creating a rhythmic interplay of glowing light and shadow across the architectural space, evoking the flow of time and the energy of the urban environment in an immersive, radiant experience.
PERFECT TIMING | PRINTEMPS New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós RADIANCE — monumental LED light installation at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA. Rope-like tubes of shifting color and light intensity cascade through Frank Gehry's iconic interior, creating a pulsing, fire-inspired light sculpture commissioned by the LA Philharmonic for Scriabin's Prometheus, conducted by renowned Esa-Pekka Salonen. Site-specific immersive light art by Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós, 2026.
RADIANCE | Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Grimanesa Amorós PASSAGE — site-specific LED light installation on the historic clock tower of The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey. Threads of red illuminate its history as a former passenger transit terminal on the Bosphorus. Large-scale public light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
PASSAGE | The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey
Grimanesa Amorós MARITIME — suspended LED light sculpture in the lobby of The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey. A 15-foot luminous globe-like form evoking the hull of a ship and the seafoam tides of the Bosphorus, referencing Istanbul's centuries of nautical history. Immersive site-specific light installation by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
MARITIME | The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey
Grimanesa Amorós AMPLEXUS — monumental 100-foot LED light installation at Noor Riyadh Festival, Diplomatic Quarter, Saudi Arabia. Glowing red tubing inspired by Riyadh's desert sunrises and sunsets wraps the circular columns of the Cultural Palace, blending traditional Islamic architecture with light art. Public light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
AMPLEXUS | Noor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Grimanesa Amorós SOLAR SANCTUARY — light sculpture and LED art installation in New York, NY. A luminous LED sculpture with a golden and warm tonal palette referencing the Incan golden disk of Inti and the quality of sunlight moving through interior space. Site-specific light sculpture grounding an ancient cosmological symbol within the lived experience of the present day, by Peruvian-American light artist Grimanesa Amorós.
SOLAR SANCTUARY | The Plaza, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós HEDERA — large-scale outdoor light sculpture and public art light sculpture at the Prospect Park Bandshell, BRIC, Brooklyn, NY. Over 2,000 square feet of glowing ivy-like LED art transitions from translucent white to deep red, while reflective domes shift from aquamarine blue to ruby red. Light sculpture outdoor installation by Grimanesa Amorós.
HEDERA | BRIC, Brooklyn, NY
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA — monumental LED sculpture and public art light sculpture at Azkuna Zentroa cultural center, Bilbao, Spain. Spanning 60 x 35 x 25 feet, glowing LED art fills the grand historic atrium with forms exploring knowledge, fire, water, earth, and light. Diffusive and reflective surfaces transform at dusk into mirror-like planes. Site-specific light sculpture installation by Grimanesa Amorós.
SCIENTIA | Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao, Spain
Grimanesa Amorós SISTRUM — site-specific LED art and light sculpture at Villa Escandón, Mexico City. A stainless steel and reflective dome LED sculpture that captures and refracts a custom light sequence, drawing viewers into a meditative space inspired by ancient Egyptian ceremony. Art light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
SISTRUM | Villa Escandon, Mexico DF
Monumental light installation Golden Array by light artist Grimanesa Amorós, spanning 210 feet by 25 feet by 70 feet. Inspired by India's cable lines, it features a dynamic sequence of golden yellow, warm orange, and bright white lights that flow rhythmically, reminding the viewer of the profound web that binds humanity.
GOLDEN ARRAY | Reliance Group, Mumbai, India
Grimanesa Amorós OSTIUM, a 9-foot site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture installed within an intimate room at The Bayer Building, Tribeca, New York, 2020. By Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós.
OSTIUM | The Bayer Building, Tribeca, NY
Grimanesa Amorós AEVUM — 8-foot private commission LED sculpture and light sculpture at Lessin Tower, Middle East, 2024. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, this horizontally oriented hourglass light sculpture deliberately suspends the passage of time as a luminous tribute to family bonds and the shared experiences that accumulate across generations. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
AEVUM | Lessin Tower, Middle East
Grimanesa Amorós AETERNUM — 16-foot private commission LED sculpture and light sculpture at a residence, Shelter Island, New York, 2023. Made of LEDs and diffusion material, this vertical hourglass light sculpture draws on the ancient Incan lunisolar calendar to meditate on the eternal dance between sun and moon, conceived as a tribute to two collectors who see themselves as twin flames. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
AETERNUM | Shelter Island, NY
Grimanesa Amorós AZURE — site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture series at an Upper East Side Landmark Town House, New York, 2023. 14 x 6 x 3-foot round reflective stainless steel and LED art domes installed on a concave wall, their custom light sequences playing off one another in shifting interplay inspired by the Azalea flower's contradictory beauty and hidden toxicity. Private light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
AZURE | UES Landmark Town House, NY
Grimanesa Amorós IUGO, an 11-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture in the lobby of 176 East 82nd Street, ODA Architecture / Nexus building, Upper East Side, New York, 2021. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, the cupola forms are silkscreened with aerial views of Tel Aviv's vineyards, citrus groves, and olive fields, connecting Manhattan and Tel Aviv through shared geography and light. LED sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
IUGO | ODA Architecture, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós CETHA, 15 x 10 x 5-foot public art LED sculpture and light sculpture installed at the entrance of Civita di Bagnoregio, Palazzo Colesanti, Viterbo, Italy, 2019. Named after the Etruscan word for "sun," red and rose LED tubing blazes at the top of the town's steep pedestrian bridge, greeting and bidding farewell to every visitor, its dawn-colored light sequence honoring the ancient Etruscans who founded this UNESCO-recognized hilltop city. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
CETHA | Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Italy
Grimanesa Amorós PINK LOTUS, 41 x 31 x 17-foot public art light sculpture and LED sculpture on the landmarked Beaux-Arts facade of The Peninsula Hotel New York, Fifth Avenue, 2015. A glowing pink LED lotus made of diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, positioned between the carved Roman goddesses Ceres and Diana, created for The Art of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
PINK LOTUS | The Peninsula Hotel New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós DNA, 7 x 4-foot private commission LED sculpture and light sculpture at the Philippe Starck Malecón Building, Lima, Peru, 2016. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, this intimate Uros series light sculpture incorporates the commissioner's own DNA hair pattern silkscreened onto its surfaces in place of traditional totora reed imagery, fusing Indigenous Peruvian heritage with singular personal portraiture. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
DNA | Philippe Starck Malecón Building, Lima, Peru
Grimanesa Amorós MARIPOSA DORADA, 55 x 35 x 10-foot public art light sculpture and outdoor LED sculpture at the 13th Havana Biennial, Cuba, 2019. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, this monumental light sculpture is inspired by Cuba's national flower, the Flor de Mariposa, whose shifting LED sequence weaves a perpetually changing dance of brilliance embodying the Cuban people's spirit and indomitable will. Outdoor light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
MARIPOSA DORADA | 13th Havana Biennial, Cuba
Grimanesa Amorós GOLDEN WATERS, 40 x 164 x 18-foot public art light sculpture and outdoor LED sculpture floating above the Arizona Canal at the Soleri Bridge, Scottsdale, AZ, 2015. LED tubing in diffusion and reflective material rises from the canal waters as if born of them, honoring the ancient Hohokam people's irrigation canals. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art and winner of the 2016 CODAaward. Outdoor light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
GOLDEN WATERS | Soleri Bridge, Scottsdale, AZ
Grimanesa Amorós GOLDEN CONNECTION, two-part LED sculpture and light sculpture at the Four Seasons Hotel Grand Ballroom, Harper's BAZAAR Art Night, Art Basel Hong Kong, 2013. A 100 x 50 x 20-foot ballroom LED ceiling installation and a 9 x 8 x 12-foot foyer light sculpture in stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, celebrating the inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong under the theme "Art Changes the World." Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
GOLDEN CONNECTION | Art Basel HK, China
Grimanesa Amorós BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE, 25-foot public art light sculpture and LED sculpture suspended in the atrium of 125 Maiden Lane, Financial District, New York, 2014. An interlocking matrix of white and gold LED tubing in stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material tracing Lower Manhattan's pre-grid organic street patterns, the light bouncing off marble walls, stainless steel ceiling, and glass facade at night. Commissioned by Time Equities Art-in-Buildings. LED sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE | New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós HUANCHACO, 13 x 15 x 17-foot public art LED sculpture and light sculpture installed inside La Torre de los Vientos, Ruta de la Amistad, Mexico City, 2012. LED light structures woven inside the 40-foot concrete Wind Tower cast an intense play of light and shadow on its tilted surfaces through metal domes, creating an immersive experience that inspires reflection on modern technology and architectural landmarks. Sponsored by Patronato Ruta de la Amistad A.C., Conaculta, World Monuments Fund, and Nina Menocal Gallery. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
HUANCHACO | Ruta de la Amistad, Mexico
Grimanesa Amorós RACIMO, 26 x 46-foot public art outdoor LED sculpture and light sculpture on the Allure of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, launched in Turku, Finland, 2011. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, the silkscreened domes depict the vineyards of Pisco, Peru, a tribute to the artist's childhood memories of grapevines. Commissioned by ICART for Royal Caribbean. Outdoor light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
RACIMO | Royal Caribbean, Turku, Finland
Grimanesa Amorós FLEXUS, permanent public art light sculpture and outdoor LED sculpture integrated into the AC Tank and Silos of the Harper Street Asphalt Plant, Queens, New York. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, the installation activates from just before sunset to just before dawn, celebrating infrastructure, sustainability, and the urban landscape along Flushing Creek. Winner of the 41st NYC Public Design Commission Annual Award. Outdoor LED sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
FLEXUS | Harper Asphalt Plant, Queens, NY
rimanesa Amorós UROS HOUSE, 12-foot public art light sculpture and outdoor LED sculpture at Duffy Square, Times Square, New York, 2011. Made of LEDs, diffusion material domes, silkscreen, and aluminum, its red and white LED sequence chosen as a tribute to the Peruvian flag evokes the totora reed houses of the Uros people of Lake Titicaca. Seen by over 350,000 visitors. Commissioned by the Times Square Alliance and The Armory Show. Outdoor light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
UROS HOUSE | Times Square Alliance, NY
rimanesa Amorós UROS HOUSE, LED sculpture and light sculpture at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 2013. Translucent dome forms in diffusion material and LEDs inspired by the floating totora reed islands of the Uros people of Lake Titicaca, Peru, glow in shifting sequences evoking sea foam and weightlessness. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
UROS HOUSE | LITE, Lafayette, LA
Grimanesa Amorós UROS, commissioned LED sculpture and light sculpture at Tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE headquarters, New York, 2012. Silicone-over-LED dome forms silkscreened with totora reed patterns are arranged into monumental yet weightless structures, their custom lighting sequence continuously transforming between ethereal glow and solid mass within Frank Gehry's titanium boutique interior. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
UROS | Tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE, NY
Grimanesa Amorós GOLDEN UROS, 11-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture at the Chapelle de la Persévérance, A-PART Contemporary Art Festival, Tarascon, France, 2011. Golden dome forms in LEDs interpreting the floating Uros Islands of Peru fill an intimate historic stone chapel, silkscreened with Amorós's golden self-portrait as a deity, exploring the duality of ancient Incan beliefs and universal spirituality. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
GOLDEN UROS | Chapelle de la Persévérance, France
Grimanesa Amorós TERRARIUM, permanent 6 x 19 x 7-foot public art light sculpture and LED sculpture in the lobby of The Bayer Building, Tribeca, New York, 2005. Acrylic convex-lens bubble domes mounted on the walls radiate shifting patterns of light from dusk to dawn, their spherical forms containing photographs of the building's past, reflecting Tribeca's evolution from industrial landmark to residential community. LED art by Grimanesa Amorós.
TERRARIUM | The Bayer Building, NY
Grimanesa Amorós FRENTE FEROZ, permanent 12 x 53 x 40 2/3 foot public art installation at The Lee Building, 125th Street and Park Avenue, Harlem, New York, 2005. Oversized silhouettes of wild animals are projected in a moving light sequence onto the second story windows, illuminated from dusk to dawn and inspired by Eugene Giscombe's passion for wildlife. Site-specific installation by Grimanesa Amorós.
FRENTE FEROZ | The Lee Building, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós TERRAFORMS, 6 x 12 x 1-foot site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture at The Lab advertising agency, Miami, Florida, 2006. Made of acrylic, convex lens, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, the work draws on the scientific theory of terraforming and the bird's-eye visual patterns of circular irrigated fields, Incan terraced steps at Machu Picchu, and aerial farmland, meditating on humanity's reshaping of natural environments for survival. LED light art by Grimanesa Amorós, presented in conjunction with lemon sky: projects + editions.
TERRAFORMS | The Lab Ideas, Miami, FL
Grimanesa Amorós LA RECOLECCIÓN, public art light sculpture and outdoor LED sculpture on the Claramatte Parkhaus facade, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 2010. A large-scale LED art installation activating the exterior of a parking structure during Art Basel, merging contemporary light sculpture with one of the world's most important art fair landscapes. Outdoor LED sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
LA RECOLECCIÓN | Basel, Switzerland
Grimanesa Amorós AURORA, 13 x 8 x 6-foot commissioned LED sculpture and light sculpture in the storefront window of Tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE headquarters, New York, 2009 to 2010. Made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, its form was inspired by the sweeping strips of shifting color of the Aurora Borealis, its light unfolding like stars across the polar horizon within Frank Gehry's boutique. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
AURORA | Tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE, NY
Grimanesa Amorós SUBSTANCIAL, permanent 33 x 55 x 12-foot public art light sculpture and LED art on the facade of Sun River Health, formerly HRHCare, Peekskill, New York, 2005 to 2007. Acrylic convex-lens LED glowing paper lanterns bearing bilingual words honoring the four founding women of HRHCare flow through a visual river of water-like plastic sheeting, illuminating the health center's community mission in light and color. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
SUBSTANCIAL | Sun River Health, NY
Grimanesa Amorós SUBSTANCIAL phase 4, expanded permanent public art light sculpture and LED art at Sun River Health, New York, 2007. The fourth phase of this ongoing outdoor LED installation continues to honor the women who founded HRHCare through glowing lanterns, bilingual text, and color illuminating the health center's enduring community mission. Outdoor light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
SUBSTANCIAL (phase 4) | Sun River Health, NY
Grimanesa Amorós UVASIS, 248 x 40-foot public art LED animation displayed on the PECO Crown Lights system, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012. A digital LED art work commissioned for the Art in the Air program developed through a partnership between Breadboard and the University City Science Center, bringing Amorós's luminous sequences to the Philadelphia night sky at a scale of 2,224 x 360 pixels. LED art by Grimanesa Amorós.
UVASIS | PECO Crown Lights, Philadelphia, PA
Grimanesa Amorós REMOLINO, 35 x 30-foot site-specific public art video projection at 161-01 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Queens, New York, 2007. A video projection of flowing water and community faces projected on the facade of the North Fork Bank, celebrating Jamaica's extraordinary ethnic diversity and its origins as an ancient Algonquin trade route. Site-specific video and light work by Grimanesa Amorós for Jamaica Flux: Workspaces and Windows 2007.
REMOLINO | Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, NY
Grimanesa Amorós THE BIG SCREEN PROJECT, 30 x 16.5-foot outdoor site-specific video and LED art presented on the HD format public plaza screen at the Eventi Hotel, Sixth Avenue, Chelsea, New York, 2010 to 2011. Two video works, Between Heaven and Earth and La Procesión, were presented as part of Reflexion Obscura, exploring light, movement, and urban space. Outdoor LED art by Grimanesa Amorós.
THE BIG SCREEN PROJECT | New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós TAPIZ, site-specific LED sculpture and light sculpture at No Longer Empty, New York, 2010. An immersive LED art installation woven into an alternative exhibition space, exploring community, light, and place through Amorós's signature luminous forms. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
TAPIZ | No Longer Empty, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós AMBULANTE, site-specific community artwork on a mobile dental clinic for HRHCare, New York, 2005. Playful acrylic bubble forms containing community portraits adorn the exterior of the van, with teal chalkboard paint on the lower panels inviting children to draw, inspired by the street vendors of Lima, Peru. Site-specific community artwork by Grimanesa Amorós.
AMBULANTE | HRHCare, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós HUMAN SURVIVAL, permanent site-specific sculpture in abaca cast paper and mixed media, 8 x 10 feet, in the lobby of AKA One Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, 2007. Stacked head-shaped abaca casts rise in diminishing rows, evoking the mountain communities of the Norwegian fjords and meditating on tradition, resilience, and cultural inheritance. Site-specific sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
HUMAN SURVIVAL | Philadelphia, PA