Eamon Ore-Giron: Competing with Lightning

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Over the course of his career, Eamon Ore-Giron has examined the personal and historical ramifications of cultural hybridity. Raised in Tucson, Ore-Giron is inspired by his roots in the American Southwest, his visits to his fathers hometown of Huancayo, Peru, and his time spent as a practicing artist in California and Mexico. This catalogue brings together for the first time three pivotal chapters in Ore-Girons career: his Southwest and Peruvian-inspired figurative works from the 2000s; his paintings from the 2010s that engaged elements of both figuration and abstraction, including an ongoing series focused on Mesoamerican deities; and the sublime gold-based paintings from his recent 'Infinite Regress'series. Curator Miranda Lash, along with celebrated scholars C. Ondine Chavoya and Jace Clayton, explore Ore-Girons approach to de-colonising the medium of painting, his impact withinthe Los Angeles art scene, and his seminal work as a DJ who highlights the intersections between North and South American sound.

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Miranda Lash is the Ellen Bruss Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

C. Ondine Chavoya is a Professor of Art History and Latina/o/x Studies at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Jace Clayton is an artist and writer based in New York City, also known for his work as DJ /rupture.