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Amalia Pica
Born in 1978, Neuquén, Argentina
Lives and works in London, United Kingdom
Overview
Amalia Pica’s practice, which includes sculpture, performance, installation, drawing and video, explores human communication, its failures and intimacy. Human modes of interaction, such as the desire to be understood and accepted, are central to her work. Pica uses found objects, like hair brushes, wine bottles and confetti, verbal and non-verbal linguistic tools, like texts and venn diagrams, out-dated means of communication, like shutter telegraphs and slide projectors. Her live performances a...Read more
Selected artworks
Amalia Pica
Quasi Catachresis #5 (Legs of the Table, Teeth of the Saw, Back of the Chair, Tongue of the Shoe), 2022
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Catachresis on Paper #33 (Boca de Jarro, Face of the Mirror, Foot of the Bed, Face of the Crystal, Heels of the Shoe), 2022
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Catachresis on Paper #34 (Face of the Mirror, Arms of the Sofa, Face of the Crystal), 2022
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Catachresis on Paper #37 (Leg of the Table, Face of the Watch, Arms of the Spectacles, Face of the Crystal, Boca de Jarro, Neck of the Bottle, Tongue of the Shoe), 2022
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Catachresis on Paper #35 (Heart of the Artichoke, Face of the Crystal, Boca de Jarro, Face of The Moon, Tongue of the Shoe, Heads or Tails), 2022
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Catachresis on Paper #36 (Arms of the Sofa, Heart of the Artichoke, Face of the Crystal, Foot of the Bed, Back of the Chair, Teeth of the Fork), 2022
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Catachresis #74 (Teeth of the rake, elbow of the pipe, neck of the bottle), 2016
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