Amadour

Amadour's paintings are characterized by layered acrylics, gold leaf, and graphite, and often depict the California Incline in Santa Monica, California. They have been exhibited internationally, including with Kotaro Nukaga in Tokyo,^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]} FF Projects in San Pedro Garza García,^[17][18] and Emma Scully Gallery in New York City.^[19][20] They have participated in The Armory Show (New York)^[21] and Tokyo Gendai (Yokohama)^[22] and a 2027 exhibition The Mapes Suite at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, related to the historic Mapes Hotel.^[23] Amadour's work has been included in exhibitions placing it in dialogue with canonical modern figures such as Henri Matisse and Joan Miró.^[24] More recent group exhibitions have included artists such as Rirkrit Tiravanija, Brian Eno,^[25] Jose Dávila, Mario García Torres, Ryan Gander, and Candida Höfer.^{[26][27][28][29]}

Their essays and interviews^[30][31] have appeared in Frieze,^[32] ARTnews,^[33] and The Brooklyn Rail.^[34][35][36] Their writing has been cited by ArtReview,^[37] Monthly Art,^[38] and archived at the Getty Research Institute.^[39][40] Amadour has written on land art in relation to the work of Nancy Holt, Robert Smithson, and Michael Heizer in Nevada,^[41] and has contributed writing on Richard Diebenkorn for institutional publications.^[42] Amadour has conducted interviews with artists including William Kentridge,^[43] Luc Tuymans,^[44] George Condo,^[45] Jónsi of Sigur Rós,^[46] George Clinton,^[47] and Idina Menzel.^[48]

As a musician, Amadour released the EP Western Movie Dream (2023)^{[49][50][51][52][53][54]} and is developing an orchestral pop EP The Myth of Amadour: Odyssey of a High Desert Balladeer with Orville Peck's production team, composer Alan G. Frausto, and the Pannonia Film Orchestra in Budapest.^[55] They have performed at Hotel Café,^[56] The Viper Room,^[57] Palm Springs Pride,^[58] Northern Nevada Pride, and with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.^[59][60] They have collaborated with Rudy Pérez and Jon Secada.^[61] Amadour is known for wearing hats designed by Gladys Tamez.^[2]

They has been discussed by critics and curators, including Roselee Goldberg,^[2] Shana Nys Dambrot,^[62] Esthella Provas,^[63] and David Roussève.^[64]

Their early work in fashion has been featured in Elle and other publications.^{[65][66][67][68]} During Frieze Los Angeles, Artforum critic Andrew Berardini mentioned Amadour in his column on the fair, noting their presence within the city's art community.^[69]

Amadour is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Amadour's uncle, Domingo Tibaduiza, is an Olympic long-distance runner.^[1]