Amadour
Amadour | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Known for | Visual Art, Music |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
Amadour (1995 in Sparks, Nevada) is an American conceptual artist and musician. Amadour grew up in Reno, Nevada, and Sausalito, California, graduated from UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture in 2018, and lives and works in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York.
Amadour released EP Western Movie Dream in 2023, which has been widely reviewed by critics.[1][2][3][4][5][6] As an artist Amadour works with FF Projects,[7] Kotaro Nukaga,[8][9] and Galería La Cometa. Their art and paintings have been featured in prestigious publications such as Artillery Magazine,[10] Elle, Brutus, Cultured, and ARTnews.[11][12] Amadour studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, with artists Barbara Kruger, Andrea Fraser, Lari Pittman, Adrian Wong, Catherine Opie, and Adrian Saxe.[13][14][15][16]
Amadour has also curated museum and gallery exhibitions with artists including Simone Leigh, Bruce Nauman, Martin Kippenberger, Sam Francis, and Lita Albuquerque, amongst other artists. As a writer, they have interviewed artists William Kentridge, Jonas Wood, George Condo,[17] Idina Menzel,[18] Julian Lennon,[19] George Clinton, Banks[20][21] and published writing for Frieze,[22] Los Angeles Magazine,[23] and Brooklyn Rail.[24][25] Amadour was chosen to write a commemorative essay for Richard Diebenkorn's centennial anniversary.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ Seery, Shea (2023-07-21). "Amadour's Newest EP "Western Movie Dream" Can Be Your Fantasy, Too". Cultbytes. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Veronica, Sal (2023-06-18). "AMADOUR and their "Western Movie Dream" | Ear Worms". www.earworms.co. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Amadour's New Western Movie Dream - The Static Dive". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "AMADOUR has released a new EP: "Western Movie Dream."". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ anrfactory (2023-05-19). "Engaging Performance and Songwriting by AMADOUR". A&R Factory. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "AMADOUR - Western Movie Dream". whichcoast.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Can we start again? at FF projects, San Pedro". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho Promising Artist in text based Art". Munchies Art Club Magazine. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Materiality and Language: Explorations in Form and Meaning Curated by Esthella Provas". KOTARO NUKAGA (in Japanese). 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ admin (2021-09-15). "Pick of the Week: Art on Paper". Artillery Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Christ, Emma (2023-03-15). "GALLERY ROUNDS: Amadour". Artillery Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Ceelo and Girl Crush Give Us the Strangest Grammy Fashion". ELLE. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Focus, Amon (2022-04-26). "2022 Whitney Biennial talk with Art Critic, Ricky Amadour". New York Said. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Collecting Creatives: Ricky Amadour". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Art students depict change by bringing LA seasons into Powell rotunda". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Stories, Local (2019-12-17). "Meet Ricky Amadour - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2023-02-15). "15 Minutes with George Condo". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2023-06-20). "Idina Menzel Doesn't Mind if You Call Her 'Drama Queen'". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2023-03-25). "The Julian Lennon Interview". Riot Material. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "An Interview with Chloe Chiasson and BANKS". California Art Review. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2022-12-07). "15 Minutes With Visionary Artist William Kentridge". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour, Ricky (2022-04-28). "Urs Fischer Spotlights Pluralistic Notions of Love". Frieze. No. 228. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2022-12-16). "15 Minutes with George Clinton". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Amadour (2023-05-04). "Senga Nengudi with Amadour". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Designer Ingrid Donat Opens Her Art-Filled Home in Paris". Galerie. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Visual Critic Series – Part II". Richard Diebenkorn Foundation. Retrieved 2024-06-03.