Indigenous culture

Afro-Indigenous
Afro-Indigenous Memory in the Work of Maria Lira Marques
An essay on the works of Brazilian artist Maria Lira Marques, ancestral memories, and the impact of globalization on traditional communities.
In Conversation with
Johan Samboni: Rewriting Urban Histories
A talk with the Afro-Indigenous Colombian artist on the parallels between real Life and the digital realm.
Afro-Indigenous
Keila Sankofa: Fictionalizing Gaps of the Past
A profile on the Brazilian artist and how she materializes the possible and visits the past without repeating violence.
Indigenous Cultures
Indigenous Histories: Stories told, and many more still untold
MASP exhibition highlights visual and cultural productions by indigenous peoples from various places around the world.
60th Venice Biennale
Hãhãwpuá Pavilion: the Community Is More Important Than the Work Itself
A conversation with Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, and Gustavo Caboco Wapichana, curators of the Brazilian Pavilion in Venice.
Indigenous Culture
The Return of the Tupinambá Cloak: Restitution and Internal Colonialism
The historic return of Tupinambá cloak to Brazil highlights constant struggle against colonialism and for restitution.
Peru
Andean Eroticism and the Ancestral Tables of Sarhua
A conversation with the Peruvian artist who explores themes such as Andean eroticism and the visibility of women.
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C&AL’s Highlights of 2023 You Might Have Missed
From the meaning of Abya Yala and Pindorama to Astral Quilombismo, these are some of our most read articles this year.
Brazil
Waleff Dias and the Identity of Black Male Bodies
Artist presents his appearance/performance “Even Vultures Are Born White” at SESC in São Paulo.
In Conversation with
Yauri Muenala: cooperation and synergy between Kichwa artists
Regarding the winning project of the 2022–2023 Mariano Aguilera Prize, currently in the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of Quito.
Amazon Rainforest
Abel Rodríguez: The Namer of Plants
The Colombian artist of Nonuya origin has gained renown in the art world by using drawing to preserve the memory of Amazonian flora at risk of extinction.
Installation View
MAHKU: Mirações
Major show at MASP features more than 100 works by the Huni Kuin ethnic group.
Bienal das Amazônias
Nova Bienal de Artes irá promover artistas da Amazônia Legal
Primeira edição será realizada em Belém do Pará e tem curadoria de Keyna Eleison, Sandra Benites e Vânia Leal.
Indigeneity
What do Abya Yala and Pindorama mean?
An essay on ancestral names for the sociopolitical territory we now call Latin America.
Histories at MASP
Masp planned a year dedicated to Indigenous Histories
Masp presents indigenous contemporary art in a series of exhibitions througout 2023.
In conversation with
Paula Baeza Pailamilla: Reclaiming Indigenous Agency in Museums
A talk with the Mapuche non-binary artist about the importance of challenging the racial prejudice of the museum.
New curators
Masp announces new curators for Indigenous Art
Edson Kayapó, Kássia Borges Karajá and Renata Tupinambá are the new Curators-at-Large of Indigeneous Art at Masp
Indigenous Cultures
Gustavo Caboco: Connecting Indigenous Histories in Brazil
The indigenous diaspora in Brazil is the basis of the artist’s research which makes it a “vast field of existence and survival of histories.”
In conversation with
Edgar Kanaykõ: Photography as reclaiming
Brazilian indigenous artist talks about the relationship between image and ethno-vision, the constant construction of identity, and art as territory.
Installation View
Nakoada: Strategies for Modern Art
Exhibition at MAM Rio presents works from the museum's modernist collection in dialogue with indigenous ceramics and works by contemporary artists.
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C&AL's Highlights You Might Have Missed
From the anti-racism of Cervantes to the legacy of Indigenous architecture, these are some of our most read articles.
Catrileo+Carrión
Mapuche Non-Binary Utopias
Mapuche artists formed the Catrileo+Carrión Community, dedicated to research investigative practices and multidisciplinary creation.
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Decentering the I: How to Redefine the Human
digenous knowledge has always held the solution to ecological catastrophe.
Contorting Meaning
Collage as Reaffirmation of Identities
Domitila de Paulo, Alberto Pereira, and Moara Tupinambá talk about why collage is central to their works.
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Biennales
14ª Bienal do Mercosul
Diversos locais
Porto Alegre, Brazil
27 March 2025 - 01 June 2025
Exhibitions
ficciones patógena
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
New York City, United States
14 March 2025 - 27 July 2025
Exhibitions
Formas das águas
Museu de Arte Moderna
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 January 2025 - 01 June 2025
Exhibitions
Exílio da Noite
Cukier Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
19 March 2025 - 17 May 2025
Exhibitions
Para curarnos el susto
La Nueva Fábrica
La Antigua, Guatemala
23 November 2024 - 01 June 2025
Art Fairs
SP-Arte 2025
Pavilhão da Bienal
São Paulo, Brazil
02 April 2025 - 06 April 2025
Exhibitions
Grafismo Emergente
EAV Parque Lage
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 February 2025 - 13 April 2025
Exhibitions
Indomináveis Presenças
CCBB
São Paulo, Brazil
05 February 2025 - 07 April 2025
Exhibitions
To Scatter Seeds
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
27 March 2025 - 17 May 2025
Exhibitions
Salah Elmur: The Land of the Sun
Mariane Ibrahim
Mexico City, Mexico
04 February 2025 - 17 May 2025
Exhibitions
I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
Efie Gallery
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10 April 2025 - 24 May 2025
Exhibitions
Corpos terrestres, corpos celestes
Galatea
Salvador, Brazil
31 January 2025 - 24 May 2025
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Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus
The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of Grada Kilomba nterrogates concepts of violence and repetition.
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Anaïs Cheleux : Relier l’identité caribéenne par la photographie et la performance
Marny Garcia Mommertz rend visite à Anaïs Cheleux dans son studio en Guadeloupe pour discuter du sirop de canne à sucre et de la Dak’art.
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Five Things You Need to Know About the John Randle Center Before It Opens
C& author Obidike Okafor shares what to expect from the new architectural marvel in Nigeria’s art capital.
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Every Straw Is a Straw Too Much
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the psychological burden of being racialized while doing art.
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Four collectives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.
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In Conversation with Juana Valdés
Finding One's Own Place On the Edge of the Edge
One of the most inspiring Latinx artists of recent years talks about Cuban identity, imperial discourses – and the importance of recognition.
Afro-Brazilian Manifestations
An Urgent Recognition
Beto Shwafaty visits an exhibition about artists of African descent and wonders why Afro-Brazilian culture is still marginalized.
Reflections on Achille Mbembe
Breathing Prohibited
Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.
In conversation with Hélio Menezes
Representativeness beyond representation
Hélio Menezes speaks in an interview about the understanding of Afro-Brazilian art, a topic of his research since 2011.
March Meeting 2018
What Does Resistance in the Arts Look Like Today?
Art institutions strive to inspire political action. How can art be the change in a tangible way?
24th Bienal de Arte Paiz Guatemala
The World Tree [El árbol del mundo]
Under the curation of Eugenio Viola, “The World Tree” [El árbol del mundo] reaffirms the power of contemporary art to connect diverse histories and realms of experience.
In Conversation with Carmenza Banguera
Black Head
Colombian artist Carmenza Banguera examines the paradoxes of self-representation of a black woman living in a racist country.
Planetary Connections
Indigo Dye: A Shared Language in the Global South
An essay about the culture of indigo dye across the global south through the practices of four artists.
Zumvi Archive
Black Image Memory
Dedicated to photographic memories of Black populations, the Zumvi Archive has been documenting the history of Afro-Brazilians for three decades.
opportunities
Call for proposals
EMEF Gonzaguinha
Escadas para Nuvens
São Paulo, Brazil
Workshops
Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Moderno para quem? Indígenas e populares na institucionalização da cultura
online, Brazil
Call for applications
Online / Mi Calle Nuestra Calle
Taller de Futuros Personales
, Worldwide
Call for applications
R.A.R.O
Convocatoria para ser parte R.A.R.O. Buenos Aires en 2025​​
Buenos Aires, Worldwide
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