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PINK LOTUS

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Location: The Peninsula Hotel New York | New York, NY, 2015
41 ft x 31 ft x 17 ft (12.5 m x 9.45 m x 5.18 m)
LEDs, diffusion and reflective material, custom lighting sequence, electrical hardware.

PINK LOTUS is a 41-foot light sculpture installed on the landmarked Beaux-Arts facade of The Peninsula New York, placing a luminous lotus between the hotel’s twin carved goddesses on Fifth Avenue as a monumental tribute to femininity and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

  • Installed at the entrance of The Peninsula New York on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, PINK LOTUS sits between two classical carved figures, Ceres and Diana, connecting the ancient symbols of fertility and the hunt through a light sculpture that honors the power and complexity of womanhood.
  • Part of The Peninsula Hotels’ global Art of Pink initiative, PINK LOTUS was curated exclusively by Circa 1881, with proceeds from limited edition tote bags benefiting SHARE, a nationwide support organization for women diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancers.
  • The lotus, a symbol of enlightenment, transformation, and rebirth, becomes, in Amorós’s hands, a site-specific meditation on feminine resilience, with its form chosen to harmonize with the architectural proportions of The Peninsula’s landmark 1905 facade.
  • Robb Report (2015) featured PINK LOTUS as a landmark commission, recognizing it as a defining moment at the intersection of public art and cultural advocacy on one of New York City’s most iconic facades.
  • The work received coverage in Robb Report, Objekt International, Avenue Magazine, and Luxury Daily (all 2015), affirming its resonance across both the cultural and philanthropic communities of New York.

    • The Lotus flower symbolizes enlightenment, transformation, and rebirth; the delicate lotus flower sprouts through the opaque pond. This flower is a metaphorical commentary—a meditation on the dynamic powers of the natural world.

    PINK LOTUS, a  large-scale monumental light sculpture by Grimanesa Amoros, assumes the shape of this symbolic flower, emphasizing harmony as it gracefully sits between two idols of femininity adorning The Peninsula Hotel’s landmark facade on 5th Avenue. Ceres, the goddess of fertility, and Diane, the goddess of the hunt representing its power and softness, while PINK LOTUS connects the two with its balancing qualities.

    This women’s empowerment piece, which aims to show the multifaceted definition of feminity, is part of “The Art of Pink,” an international Breast Cancer Awareness Month arts initiative sponsored by The Peninsula Hotels worldwide. Inspired by the theme of femininity, Amoros embarked on her exploration, culminating in the creation of PINK LOTUS, an exclusive masterpiece curated by Circa 1881.

    Description: PINK LOTUS, a large-scale monumental light sculpture, is installed on the façade of The Peninsula Hotel landmark building. The large-scale light sculpture is part of “The Art of Pink,” an international Breast Cancer Awareness Month arts initiative,  sponsored by The Peninsula Hotels worldwide. PINK LOTUS has been exclusively curated by Circa 1881.


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