FEBRUARY 16 – MAY 22 – MCA Denver
Exploring the complex layering of identities, histories, and artistic legacies that have influenced Eamon Ore-Giron’s approach to painting, Eamon Ore-Giron: Competing with Lightning / Rivalizando con el relampágo at MCA Denver marks the first presentation to examine the artist’s trajectory over more than 20 years of creative practice. On view February 16 to May 22, 2022, the exhibition follows the progression of Ore-Giron’s paintings since 2002 with an emphasis on recent works in abstraction that place this painting tradition within a broader and more complicated history of form in the Americas. Featuring more than two dozen works, most of which have not been seen publicly before now, Eamon Ore-Giron: Competing with Lightning / Rivalizando con el relampágo culminates with an immersive presentation of six new paintings from the artist’s Infinite Regress series created specifically for the exhibition. These stunning large-scale paintings rendered with metallic gold on raw linen draw upon an international discourse of geometric abstraction that spans centuries, incorporating references that range from ancient Andean architecture to twentieth century modernism. As an artist, musician, and DJ, Eamon Ore-Giron examines the personal and historical ramifications of cultural hybridity.