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Lectures

Talks

Grimanesa Amorós presenting at the Light in Art and Architecture Symposium at Brown University, a two-day event exploring how light transforms spaces and enhances architecture, alongside light artists Anthony McCall, Jamie Carpenter, Jean Sundin, and Enrique Peiniger of OVI, moderated by Professor Dietrich Neumann, with a panel conversation with Professor Butch Rovan of the Department of Music at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 2024.
Brown University
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the panel discussion Artificial Intelligence in Art and Fashion: Shaping Cultural Narratives for Global Unity and Development, hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, moderated by Gordon Tapper, Former Chief of the Special Section of the United Nations, with welcome remarks by Ambassador Amara Sheikh Mohammed Sowa, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the UN, New York, NY, 2024.
United Nations
Grimanesa Amorós delivering an artist talk on site-specific light installations at the Rhode Island School of Design Department of Fine Arts, Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, RISD Museum, introduced by Robert Brinkerhoff, Dean of the Department of Fine Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, 2017.
Rhode Island School of Design
Grimanesa Amorós delivering a 13-minute talk at TEDGlobal 2014 South, exploring the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity through her large-scale light installations, discussing how her work inspired by her Peruvian heritage connects communities and challenges perceptions, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014.
TEDGlobal South
Grimanesa Amorós delivering an artist talk on light installation projects and their intersection with art, architecture, and technology at the NYU Stern L2 Digital Leadership Academy, Paulson Auditorium, New York, NY, 2017.
NYU Stern
Grimanesa Amorós delivering a visiting artist lecture at Parsons School of Art, Media, and Technology, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, New York, NY, exploring her large-scale light-based installations, sculpture, and video work and their connections to Peruvian cultural legacies, personal identity, and community. Lecture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2017.
Parsons School of Art & Design
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the Art and Science Panel on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development at the United Nations, organized by Gordon Tapper, Founder and Chairman of the Give Them A Hand Foundation, moderated by Dr. Judy Kuriansky, exploring the vital role of art in inspiring social change and fostering cultural understanding, New York, NY, 2017.
United Nations
Grimanesa Amorós featured in the Women Series Spotlight artist talk at El Museo del Barrio, introduced by Director Jorge Daniel Veneciano and Art W Founder Marjorie Martay, discussing her creative process and the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity through her immersive light installations, El Teatro, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, 2015.
El Museo Del Barrio
Grimanesa Amorós delivering an artist talk at Tongji University College of Design and Innovation, Darkroom Lecture Hall, introduced by Dean Dr. Lou Yongqi, discussing her creative process and the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity through her immersive light installations, Shanghai, China, 2016.
Tongji University
Grimanesa Amorós in conversation at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima, introduced by Executive Director Clemencia Ferreyros and curated by Juan Peralta, discussing her immersive light installations and the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity, MAC Lima, Barranco, Lima, Peru, 2016.
MAC Lima

Conversations

Grimanesa Amorós speaking at the TPF Innovation & Social Impact Summit 2026 at The Times Center, New York.
TPF Innovation & Social Impact Summit
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the panel discussion Sur Global Ahora: Prácticas, Tradiciones, Apropiaciones II at BIENALSUR, the International Contemporary Art Biennial of South America, organized by the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, curated by Florencia Battiti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018.
BIENALSUR 13º
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the panel discussion Tech and Art: The Unexpected Collaboration Between Past and Future at Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2018, the world's first high-level summit dedicated to the transformative power of culture, moderated by Carla Dirlikov Canales, CEO and Founder of TCP Ventures, at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2018.
Culture Summit Abu Dhabi
Grimanesa Amorós in conversation with Manuel Bagorro, Curator of The Wellbeing Project, hosted by Fernando Pérez, Director of the Azkuna Zentroa Museum, discussing the creative process and inspiration behind the SCIENTIA light installation and the transformative role of art in fostering wellbeing, Azkuna Zentroa Museum, Bilbao, Spain, 2022.
Azkuna Zentroa Museum
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the Salon: Liberatum Culture panel discussion alongside Isaac Julien and Hans Ulrich Obrist, hosted by Simon de Pury, exploring the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity, held at the Swire Properties Lounge during Art Basel, Hong Kong, 2015.
Liberatum Artistry
Grimanesa Amorós featured as Open Classroom-Artist in Focus at UBS Art Basel Hong Kong 2018, in conversation with moderator Dr. Qilan Shen, Curator, Writer, and Art Critic, discussing her large-scale light installations, artistic process, and the intersection of art, technology, and cultural narratives, Hong Kong, 2018.
UBS x Art Basel Hong Kong
Grimanesa Amorós participating in the FAR-SITED panel discussion The Cassandra Complex: Conservation Issues in Public Art, co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Trust Getty Institute, the University Art Museum at California State University Long Beach, and the Museum of Latin American Art, hosted by Brian Trimble and moderated by Rachel Rivenc, Associate Scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute, alongside conservator Rosa Lowinger, Long Beach, CA, 2015.
Getty Institute UAM CSULB
Grimanesa Amorós delivering the Timeless Motion artist talk at The Peninsula Paris, introduced by General Manager Katja Henke and moderated by Thibaut Wychowanok, Chief Editor of Numéro, discussing her immersive light installations and the intersection of art, technology, and cultural identity, Paris, France, 2016.
The Peninsula Paris