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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Enriquillo Amiama: XXI

Enriquillo Amiama, Sin Agua No Hay Vida.

Aug 11–25, 2022
Av. Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The year was 1984 and the Dominican artist Enriquillo Amiama was only 22. He was standing in Santo Domingo’s Zora Colonial with an actress who was pretending to be his bride. As people walked by, some stopped to watch, not realizing they were viewing performance art. In the years since then, Amiama has dedicated himself to a practice that moves from geometric abstractions to still lifes, and combines hyperrealism with floating shapes. This exhibition of 66 paintings, organized thematically, celebrates the Dominican Republic’s most influential artist. —Elena Clavarino

Courtesy of Enriquillo Amiama