Arturo Kameya: Clavo torcido no teme martillo / Bent nail fears no hammer

GRIMM is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new paintings by Arturo Kameya, on view at the New York gallery from November 6, 2026 to January 9, 2027. Arturo Kameya's work explores the narratives and myths that shape differing socio-political histories of Peru. His works across a range of mediums, including acrylic, plaster, film, and printmaking. His multimedia pieces are often brought together in large-scale installations that trace connections between seemingly unrelated historical events through layered visual and cultural languages developed over time. More recent projects focus on the textures of urban environments and the contradictions inherent in knowing a place intimately. In recent years, his practice has gained increasing recognition for its incisive portrayals of Peru, capturing both the unsettling and deeply familiar dimensions of everyday life. "Childhood memories, scenes from Lima's suburbs where the artist grew up in the 1990s, family traditions and popular culture often form the point of departure of Arturo's artworks. These sources lead to intriguing groups of related, finely detailed paintings, installations and, occasionally, videos. [...] Arturo's work feels both familiar and unknown at the same time, yet all elements seem to relate. They find each other in a carefully composed idiom constructed by gentle looking forms and by soft pastel and grayish, slightly muted, colors. [...] Arturo's artworks may look like mementos or witnesses from a bygone era, which adds something bittersweet, in between nostalgia, a painful sentiment and a celebration of the past." - excerpt from Turning history downside up by Madelon van Schie, Who can afford to feed more ghosts, 2021