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Opaque Spirits
Arturo Kameya, in collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, Marres, Maastricht (NL), March 7 - May 26, 2024

Opaque Spirits: Arturo Kameya, in collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay

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Works
  • Arturo Kameya There were no noises outside. There was no shadow on the wall., 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Mixed media Variable dimensions
    Arturo Kameya
    There were no noises outside. There was no shadow on the wall., 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Mixed media
    Variable dimensions
  • Arturo Kameya The owners of nothing, 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Acrylic and clay powder on MDF, wood, bricks Painting: 122 x 455 cm | 48 x 179 1/8 in Motorbike: 190 x 149 cm | 74 3/4 x 58 5/8 in Bricks: 20 cm (approx, each)
    Arturo Kameya
    The owners of nothing, 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Acrylic and clay powder on MDF, wood, bricks
    Painting: 122 x 455 cm | 48 x 179 1/8 in
    Motorbike: 190 x 149 cm | 74 3/4 x 58 5/8 in
    Bricks: 20 cm (approx, each)
  • Arturo Kameya Rosario, 2022 Mixed media Painting: 51.5 x 39.5 x 2 cm | 20 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 3/4 in Base: 25 x 155 x 85 cm | 9 7/8 x 61 x 33 1/2 in
    Arturo Kameya
    Rosario, 2022
    Mixed media
    Painting: 51.5 x 39.5 x 2 cm | 20 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 3/4 in
    Base: 25 x 155 x 85 cm | 9 7/8 x 61 x 33 1/2 in
  • Arturo Kameya Los Opacos II, 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Acrylic and clay powder on wood panel Variable dimensions
    Arturo Kameya
    Los Opacos II, 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Acrylic and clay powder on wood panel
    Variable dimensions
  • installation consisting of two freestanding acrylic paintings on shaped board of two figures facing each other, a milk crate, and several other smaller panels.
    Arturo Kameya
    The wait, 2021
    Acrylic and clay powder on board, plastic crates, tin can, and plastic cockroaches
    Overall: 182.9 x 121.9 x 243.8 cm | 72 x 48 x 96 in
  • Arturo Kameya Los Opacos I, 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Acrylic and clay powder on wood panel Variable dimensions
    Arturo Kameya
    Los Opacos I, 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Acrylic and clay powder on wood panel
    Variable dimensions
  • Arturo Kameya Untitled, 2021 Mixed Media Table: 127 x 127 x 43.2 cm | 50 x 50 x 17 in Overall: 116.84 x 304.8 x 152.4 cm | 46 x 120 x 60 in
    Arturo Kameya
    Untitled, 2021
    Mixed Media
    Table: 127 x 127 x 43.2 cm | 50 x 50 x 17 in
    Overall: 116.84 x 304.8 x 152.4 cm | 46 x 120 x 60 in
  • Arturo Kameya Midnight radio, 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Mixed media, found objects with audio by Claudia Martínez Garay Aluminum shelf with rotating mechanism and found objects 32 x 47 x 47 cm | 12 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
    Arturo Kameya
    Midnight radio, 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Mixed media, found objects with audio by Claudia Martínez Garay
    Aluminum shelf with rotating mechanism and found objects
    32 x 47 x 47 cm | 12 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
  • image of a mixed media installation in a sort of tomb shrine setup, consisting of fencing, flowers in containers, and two painted panels
    Arturo Kameya
    Untitled, 2021
    Mixed media
    121.9 x 182.9 x 144.8 cm | 48 x 72 x 57 in
  • Arturo Kameya, Not yet titled, 2024
    Arturo Kameya, Not yet titled, 2024
  • Arturo Kameya France v Peru (Reruns), 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Mixed media Variable dimensions
    Arturo Kameya
    France v Peru (Reruns), 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Mixed media
    Variable dimensions
  • Arturo Kameya May good fortune pour down in torrents, 2024 Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL) Mixed media, found objects Variable dimensions
    Arturo Kameya
    May good fortune pour down in torrents, 2024
    Commissioned by Marres, Maastricht (NL)
    Mixed media, found objects
    Variable dimensions
Installation Views
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  • 076 Marres Arturo Kameya Opaque Spirits 2024 Ph Gj Vanrooij
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  • 055 Marres Arturo Kameya Opaque Spirits 2024 Ph Gj Vanrooij
  • 069 Marres Arturo Kameya Opaque Spirits 2024 Ph Gj Vanrooij
Press release
Arturo Kameya with Claudia Martínez Garay | Photo by Rob van Hoorn
Arturo Kameya with Claudia Martínez Garay | Photo by Rob van Hoorn
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Official opening
Date: Saturday 9 March 2024
Time: 5PM
Location: Marres, Maastricht (NL)


 

“Why do we pretend to have a state?” 
José Ignacio Cabrujas, 1987

The Venezuelan playwright Cabrujas once compared the nation to a hotel, a temporary place that doesn’t belong to its inhabitants and thus doesn’t require upkeep. In this hotel, the state plays the manager role but fails to cover even the most basic needs of its guests.

In the spring of 2024, the Peruvian artist Arturo Kameya will transform Marres into a hotel where the ghosts of the failed Peruvian state have taken up residence. The building’s facade will feature massive paintings showing contemporary Messianic imagery. Inside, visitors can find various scenes, such as a tiled bathhouse that functions as a restaurant, a multi-armed beer fountain, and a large upstairs room with mechanical fish. The hotel’s interior is an allegory of the Peruvian state, reflecting a world of appearances in which truth is less important than what is evoked out of sheer necessity.

The exhibition is made in collaboration with the artist Claudia Martínez Garay. 

For more information please click here.

Press
  • De geëngageerde kunst van Peruaan Arturo Kameya: ‘Sommige dingen kun je enkel beleven’ (in Dutch)

    March 21, 2024
  • Marres Special: "Opaque Spirits" interview with Arturo Kameya and Claudia Martínez Garay

    Marres Special, March 20, 2024
  • De vissen weten niet wat er gaat gebeuren (maar wij wel) – in gesprek met Arturo Kameya en Claudia Martinez Garay (in Dutch)

    Mister Motley, March 14, 2024
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    Credit: Hout Video
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  • De geëngageerde kunst van Peruaan Arturo Kameya: ‘Sommige dingen kun je enkel beleven’ (in Dutch) Press

    De geëngageerde kunst van Peruaan Arturo Kameya: ‘Sommige dingen kun je enkel beleven’ (in Dutch)

    March 21, 2024
    Read more
  • Marres Special: "Opaque Spirits" interview with Arturo Kameya and Claudia Martínez Garay Press

    Marres Special: "Opaque Spirits" interview with Arturo Kameya and Claudia Martínez Garay

    March 20, 2024
    Read more
  • De vissen weten niet wat er gaat gebeuren (maar wij wel) – in gesprek met Arturo Kameya en Claudia Martinez Garay (in Dutch) Press

    De vissen weten niet wat er gaat gebeuren (maar wij wel) – in gesprek met Arturo Kameya en Claudia Martinez Garay (in Dutch)

    Mister Motley March 14, 2024
    Read more
Videos
  • 'Opaque Spirits' by Arturo Kameya in Marres, Maastricht

    'Opaque Spirits' by Arturo Kameya in Marres, Maastricht

    Marres Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur Credit: Hout Video Read more

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