Carlos Amorales
1970 Mexico D.F.
Works and lives in Amsterdam, NL and Mexico City.
Solo Shows and Projects
2003
Devil Dance, Museum Boijmans van Beuning, Rotterdam
Amorales vs Amorales, SF MOMA, San Francisco
Amorales vs Amorales, Tate and Egg Live, Tate Modern, London
Turbulencias, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City
Stage for an Imaginary Friend, Yvon Lambert, Paris
UK is almost OK, 24/7, London
The Bad sleep well, Galerie Yvon Lambert. New York
Rotten in his own words, Festival international de nouvelle danse (FIND), Montreal
Ojos Morados, El Ojo Atomico, Madrid
Los Mutantes / 3, in collaboration with Francisco Fernandez, Mexico City streets and El Caracol
Le amour ce plus froid que la mort, with Silverio, Chiesa di San Mateo, Asosiassione Prometeo, Lucca
2002
Sympathy, Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zurich
Fighting Evil (with style), SFU Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, USA
Solitario, Le Studio, Yvon Lambert, Paris
Simpatia por el Diablo, SKUC, Lubjana, Slovenia
2001
Ballgame, Berlin Art Forum, Project
open, Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zurich
Amorales Cabaret, Migros Museum, Zurich
Cuerpo sin alma, Galeria Nina Menocal, Mexico City
2000
A World All Too Familiar, new projects by Carlos Amorales and Christine Hill,
CCS Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Funny 13, Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Antwerpe
Los Mutantes / 2, in collaboration with Michael Blum, Mexico City streets and El Caracol, Mexico1999
As Amorales, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam
Project room, Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico D.F.
Los Mutantes / 1, in collaboration with Joan Jonas, Mexico City streets and El Caracol, Mex
Stoplight Pastimes, Marres Centrum, Maastricht
1998
Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Antwerpen
1997
Amorales in conversation with... Superbarrio, performance/lecture,
De Balie., W139, RABK, Amsterdam
Amorales Table dance, performance, W139, Amsterdam
Group Shows
2003
“We Are the World”, Dutch Pavillion, Venice Biennial, Venice (C)
“Armour” Fort van Asperen
“Mexico Attack!” Chiesa di San Mateo, asosiassione Prometeo, Lucca
“M_ARS” Graz Kunstverein, Garz
“Independence”, South London Gallery, London
“Mexico Iluminado” Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Philadelphia
“Forbidden”, Gana Art Center, Seoul (C)
2002
“Culture Meets Culture”, Busan Biennale, Korea (C)
Mexico City, An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values, Kunst-Werke, Berlin, we in Flames, clip 624k
Mexico City…, P.S.1, New York
20 Million Mexicans can’t be wrong, South London Gallery, London
"Inter.play", Miami
“Coartadas/Alibis”, Witte de Wit, Rotterdam
“Telepathic Journeys” MIT List Art Center, Cambrige, Mass.
“Fuora di Uso”, Pescara, l
“Living like a lover with a radar phone”, Project, Dublin, IR
2001
“Sportcult”, Apex Art, New York
Tirana Biennale, Albania
TBA (WWVF) Montevideo
“Sesc Pompei”, Sao Paolo
"House of Games", Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht
We in FLAMES, Berlin Biennial 2, Berlin
"Kunst macht Spass", Wolfburg Museum, Wolfsburg
"The Overexcited Body", Palazzo dell'Arengario, Piazza del Duomo, Milan
2000
"Let's Entertain", itinerant exhibition: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
"Insite 2000", San Diego/Tijuana, USA/ Mex
"Ideas for Living", De Paviljoens, Almere, NL
“Makeshift”, ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas, USA
“Unlimited NL-3”, De Appel, Amsterdam
“Territorios ausentes”, Casa de America, Madrid
"Au dela du spectacle", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1999
"Peace", Migros Museum, Zurich
1998
"Not strictly private", Shed im Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld, CH
“Faces and Names”, Exedra, Hilversum, NL
1997
"Niet de kustvlaai", Interim Performance, Westergas Fabriek, Amsterdam
Press, media and publications
2001
"--- los Amorales
Carlos Amorales", catalogue, Stichting Artimo, Amsterdam
2000
"Unlimited NL-2", catalogue, De Appel, Amsterdam
"Territorios Ausentes", catalogue, Casa de America, Madrid
"Let's Entertain", catalogue, Walker Art Center, Mineapolis
"Insite 2000", catalogue, San Diego/Tijuana
"Fresh Cream" Phaidon Press. London
"Ideas for Living", exhibition publication, De Paviljoens, Almere
1999
"Amorales Interim", Park TV, Berlin
"Muestras de Emde y Amorales", El Financiero, 05-03-99
"Tomas Emde y Carlos Amorales exhibiran en el Carrillo Gil", Excelsior, 29-02-99
"Entrevista con Amorales", la cultura hoy, Radio Universidad, 08-03-99
"Artist contribution" Material magazine, issue November, Zurich
"Peace" catalogue, Migros Museum, Zurich
1998
HTV de Izberg, photo and publication of the third lecture of Superbarrio in Amsterdam, January, NL
Luc Lambrecht , De Morgen, May, Belgium
Dorine Abegg Wyss, Junge Künstler betrachten sich selbst: 'Not Strictly Private' -Ausstellung im Eisenwerk-Shed, Der Landbode, nr.138, 18-06, CH
Annelise Zwez, Auch bieler unter den jungen kuratoren, Bieler Tagblatt, 23-06, CH
WIPE magazine NYC, artist contribution, November, USA
1997
Sonja Beijering "Dialogues", catalogue from the exhibition. W139. Amsterdam
Marjon van Royen, 'Held van de armen: buikje, cape en masker' NRC Handelsblaad, first page article, 02-10, NL
Sabine Gieben, 'Mexicaanse superhelden' cultural section, performance, Elseviere, October, NL
Fernando Cabrera van Boeck, Superbarrio, Revista Latina, November, NL
HTV de Ijzberg, photo and fragments from the lecture "Amorales in conversation with... Superbarrio", November, NL
De Standard. Photo of Amorales and article on the Open Studios at the RABK, B
"Superbarrio" Radio Amsterdam, October, NL
"Superbarrio" Radio Ikon, October, NL
"Superbarrio" Red Radio Mundo, October, NL
"Superbarrio and Bishop Muskkens" program Middag editie, Nederland 3, NL
"Amorales interim (performance)", W139 TV (local channel), Amsterdam
"Amorales interim", PARK 4AD TV (local channel) Amsterdam
"Super powers", Almanac, Salto (local chanel) , NLPublic collection
Public collection
La Colección JUMEX, Ecatepec Edo. de México C.P.
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich
SMAK, Gand
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis