Indigenous culture

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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Catrileo+Carrión
Mapuche Non-Binary Utopias
Mapuche artists formed the Catrileo+Carrión Community, dedicated to research investigative practices and multidisciplinary creation.
C& Center of Unfinished Business
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.
Disobedient Identities
Living in Two Universes
Visual artist Sallisa Rosa draws from her personal experience to examine indigenous imaginaries in urban contexts.
Knowledge as Resistance
“The Colonizer Only Sees an Exotic Object”
Afro-diasporic and indigenous artists face conditions that are completely different from those faced by Whites.
In Conversation with Jaider Esbell
“We Also Have Something to Show—in Our Ways, with Our Rules”
Jaider Esbell, an artist and writer of Makuxi origins, talks about his artistic production and the importance of artivism.
In Conversation with Sandra Benites
“Cities Are Indigenous Burial Grounds”
In an interview, Sandra Benites, adjunct curator at MASP, talks about indigenous art and the challenges of curatorship in Brazil today.
In Conversation with Naine Terena
“Art Functions as an Instrument of Struggle for Indigenous Populations”
Naine Terena analyzes the contemporary production of indigenous artists in Brazil and talks about the exhibition “Véxoa: We Know.”
Inventory of the Arts 2020
Awareness of the Presence of New Identities
The year 2020 has ushered in new space for black Brazilian art – whether in galleries, retrospectives or academic debates.
In Conversation with Eliana Muchachasoy Chindoy
“How Can Artists Help the Communities?”
The Colombian artist talks about neo-Amazonian art, the need for creating artistic spaces in indigenous territories and the problems with cultural appropriation in the arts.
In Conversation with Gê Viana
Confronting the Traumas of Colonization
The Brazilian artist speaks about her indigenous and black roots as trademarks of her work permeated with different languages.
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events
Festivals
Festival ZUM
IMS Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
25 November 2023 - 26 November 2023
Biennales
5ta Bienal de Montevideo
Fundación Bienal de Montevideo
Montevideo, Uruguay
25 October 2023 - 30 November 2023
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C& 10 – C&AL 5: ¡Celebre nuestro aniversario en Santo Domingo!
Centro Cultural BanReservas
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
30 November 2023 - 30 November 2023
Exhibitions
Marcela Cantuária: The South American Dream
Pérez Art Museum
Miami, United States
23 March 2023 - 28 July 2024
Exhibitions
Javier E. Piñero: Survived By A Few
Archivo General y Biblioteca Nacional
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11 November 2023 - 28 February 2024
Exhibitions
Melissa Cody: céus tramados
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
20 October 2023 - 21 January 2024
Exhibitions
Ensaios para o Museu das Origens
Itaú Cultural e Instituto Tomie Ohtake
São Paulo, Brazil
09 September 2023 - 28 January 2024
Exhibitions
Direito à forma
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
23 September 2023 - 31 March 2024
Exhibitions
Luis Rivera Jimenez: A Brief Proposal on Race and Cultural Cosplay
Arizona State University Art Museum
Tempe, United States
14 August 2023 - 31 December 2023
Exhibitions
Daiara Tukano
Galeria Richard Saltoun
Roma, Italy
08 November 2023 - 22 November 2023
Exhibitions
Fazer o moderno, construir o contemporâneo: Rubem Valentim
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
23 September 2023 - 30 September 2024
Exhibitions
Maranhão: Terra Indígena
Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão
São Luís, Brazil
26 September 2023 - 17 February 2024
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C& International
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C& "Auf Deutsch"
Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about tools to resist the instrumentalization of identity politics.
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C& INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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C& Design in Westafrica
Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
For three generations of women, architecture has served as an unparalleled incubation platform for worldforming possibilities.
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C& SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES!
Bree Gant: Studying Old Conversations with Ancestors
C& spoke to the artist about her practice, cities as natural phenomena, and the fantasy narrative she writes with domestic artifacts.
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C& In Conversation with Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
The Movement of People and Art on the Continent
Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art.
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C& In Conversation with Rahima Gambo
The Purpose of a Broader Narrative
With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram.
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For Eyes That Can See
Smiling In the Face of the World's End
Keyna Eleison resumes her column in 2020 with a warning: a weary text to be sung aloud.
In Conversation with Alejandro de la Fuente
Cuba: “The Problem Is Not Silence – It’s Deafness”
The curator of “Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present” on Cuban history and the island’s artistic scene.
Havana Biennial 2019
Art Between Censorship And Complicity
The Havana Biennial claims to attempt a decentralization of the Cuban art scene. But things aren’t always what they seem.
Mexico
La Escuela del Fogón: the kitchen as a place for social transformation
A chat with Dea López about food, politics and art, in this project that highlights the power of food in society.
Pacific Lumbung
Más Arte Más Acción at documenta 15
The Colombian art organization reinvents itself as it prepares to participate in documenta 15 in 2022.
In Conversation with
Mônica Ventura: Lending Visibility to Ancestral Religious Practices
São Paulo artist debuts new outdoor installation at Instituto Inhotim in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Installation View
Jean-Michel Basquiat in Brazil
The largest ever exhibition of Basquiat in Brazil has been on display in São Paulo, Brasília and Belo Horizonte.
Cuban Contemporary Art Collections
Good Times, But We Should Look Beyond the “Boom”
Recent exhibits of Cuban art show evidence of an international interest in the island’s artistic production – and raise questions.
Installation View
Images of Aleijadinho
The São Paulo Museum of Art brings together 37 sculptures by "Aleijadinho" along with paintings and photographs by other Brazilian artists.
opportunities
Residencies
Luis Maluf Galeria de Arte
Residência Artística 2024
São Paulo, Brazil
Grants
Pro Helvetia
Apoyo a la cocreación
All of South America, Argentina
Residencies
Pro Helvetia x Translation House Looren
South America: What are we translating? Collective residency 2024!
Zurich, Switzerland
Call for applications
Paço das Artes
Temporada de Projetos 2024
São Paulo, Brazil
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