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“Alpinism is the art of climbing mountains by confronting the greatest dangers with the greatest prudence. Art is used here to mean the accomplishment of knowledge in action.

You cannot always stay on the summits. You have to come down again...

So what's the point? Only this: what is above knows what is below, what is below does not know what is above. While climbing, take note of all the difficulties along your path. During the descent, you will no longer see them, but you will know that they are there if you have observed carefully.

There is an art to finding your way in the lower regions by the memory of what you have seen when you were higher up. When you can no longer see, you can at least still know. . .”

We look forward to embarking on this enlightening journey together. 

Marcos Lutyens employs his artistic practice to engage with the mental and emotional well-being of his audience, skillfully guiding participants through hypnotic exercises that reach the profound depths of their psyche. His creative expressions manifest in various forms such as installations, sculptures, drawings, short films, writings, and performances.

In his quest to explore consciousness, Lutyens has collaborated with renowned neuroscientists V. Ramachandran and Richard Cytowic, alongside studying under shamans from diverse cultures. Drawing insights from these collaborations and research endeavors, he has applied his understanding to interact with the unconscious states of visitors in museums, galleries, and biennales across the globe.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, extended an invitation to Lutyens to serve as the keynote artist for the opening performance at the 2019 Culture Summit. His works have been showcased in numerous museums and prominent art exhibitions worldwide, including the Royal Academy of Arts, Centre Pompidou, National Art Museum of China, Documenta, and the Biennials of Venice, Istanbul, Liverpool, and São Paulo. 

Currently, Lutyens is involved in the "Living Memories" project with the World Health Organization. This global initiative was launched at the United Nations Headquarters, Central Park, and the Lincoln Center in New York. In May, it is being activated in Rio de Janeiro at the Rio City Hall and the Christ the Redeemer Statue, as well as in Geneva, Switzerland. Additionally, this month he is exhibiting his work and presented  various hypnotic performances at the Kunstverein Hannover, Germany. He is also showcasing a sound piece at MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome, Italy. Furthermore, he made a performance at the Arsenale in Venice, Italy, coinciding with the opening of the 60th Venice Biennale. Lutyens is preparing work for the Getty’s PST exhibition at The Oceanside Museum of Art, curated by Cassandra Coblentz, and also a performance project for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.

Lutyens has exhibited internationally in numerous museums, galleries and biennials, including the Havana Biennial (2019) and as keynote artist invited by the Guggenheim at CultureSummit Abu Dhabi 2019,the Frye Museum, Seattle (2018), Miró Foundation, Barcelona (2018), Main Museum, Los Angeles (2018), Latvian National Museum of Art (2018), the 33rd Bienial de São Paulo (2018),the Guggenheim Museum, New York (2017); The Armory, New York (2017); Boghossian Foundation, Brussels (2017), Palazzo Fortuny, Venice (2017), La Monnaie de Paris (2017), Palazzo Grassi, Venice, (2017), 57th and 55th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (2013 & 2017), Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (2016); 14th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul (2015); MoMA PS1, Queens (2014); National Art Museum of China, Beijing (2014); dOCUMENTA(13), Kassel (2012); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (2010); the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2010 & 2014); the Royal Academy of Arts, London (2010); 7th Venice Biennale of Architecture (2000).

 Publications:

Quadrant Field, Alberta Pane Publications

100 Days: Memoirs of a hypnotist, Sternberg Press