Carlos Amorales
Carlos Amorales was a Mexican draftsperson, painter, printmaker, photographer, installation artist and sculptor (born 1970). He was born at Mexico City.
Also recorded as Puro; C. Amorales.
Carlos Amorales in brief
- Born
- 1970
- Known for
- draftsperson, painter, printmaker, photographer, installation artist, sculptor, video artist and animator
- Place of birth
- Mexico City
Contents
Career and activity
Carlos Amorales worked in performance art, visual arts, performance artwork, painting and art of sculpture. His work is associated with contemporary art.
He worked at Amsterdam and Mexico City.
Recognition and collections
Work by Carlos Amorales is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Tate, Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of World Cultures.
Catalogued works
3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 2001 to 2009.
Flames Maquiladora, dated 2003, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BEK 1729 (MK). Mambo 4'44'', dated 2001, held by Wallonia-Brussels Federation Museum of Contemporary Arts, inventory MAC-2002-012. Mythologies / Haunch of Venison., dated 2009, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wallonia-Brussels Federation Museum of Contemporary Arts: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Amorales, Carlos, Oxford Art Online, 2018. Éthique et justice climatique : entre motivations morales et amorales, Les ateliers de l'éthique, 2016. Un papel manchado con rouge. “Amorales suburbanos” en el discurso periodístico durante el primer peronismo. La Plata, 1948, Sociohistórica, 2022.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Carlos Amorales studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. the recorded working language is Spanish.
The field of work recorded is performance art, visual arts and performance artwork. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are installation art and conceptual art. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Mexico City.
Work by Carlos Amorales is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Tate, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst.
Chronology
- 1970Carlos Amorales born at Mexico City.
- 2001Mambo 4'44'' (Wallonia-Brussels Federation Museum of Contemporary Arts).
- 2003Flames Maquiladora (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen).
- 2009Mythologies / Haunch of Venison. (Wellcome Collection).
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
- 2.
Éthique et justice climatique : entre motivations morales et amorales, Les ateliers de l'éthique, 2016
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 10173003-2, Exhibition Carlos Amorales - Dark Mirror (2007 : Zürich).
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 4.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Carlos Amorales.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 5.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5041755: Carlos Amorales
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 6.
“Carlos Amorales”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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