Notes related to Indigenous art
FIRST INDIGENOUS ART BIENNIAL IN BUENOS AIRES
The event will bring together 46 Indigenous artists from different regions of Argentina and neighboring countries, with exhibitions and activities taking place between February and April.
A XAVANTE HEALING RITUAL CLOSES THE 36TH SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL
Chief Cipassé Xavante leads this unprecedented performance, which combines ritual, music, and public dialogue to reflect on climate, territory, and indigenous knowledge.
“HÊMBA” IN SÃO PAULO: LAYERS OF DISTANT MEMORIES
The exhibition by photographer Edgar Kanaykô Xakriabá reaffirms the strength of Indigenous art as a living, insurgent, and ancestral language.
“RETURNING HOME”: HANDS OF PARAGUAYAN INDIGENOUS TRADITION IN BUENOS AIRES
Around 100 artisans and artists came together to create an exhibition that reflects the heritage and contemporary identity of Paraguay at the Cultural Center of the Republic of Paraguay.
INDIGENOUS ARTIST SARA FLORES BRINGS SHIPIBO-KONIBO WORLDVIEW TO THE VENICE BIENNALE
Her project From Other Worlds will occupy the Peruvian Pavilion at the 61st Biennale, exploring the relationship between contemporary art, ancestral memory, and the Amazonian worldview.
POP FOLKLORE IN CHILE: UNITY UNDER THE SKIN
The Chilean gallery Casa Varas hosts Lincura’s provocative proposal: a new way of looking at the “exotic” —and a new way of looking into the mirror.
FIVE NATIVE ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR EITELJORG CONTEMPORARY ART FELLOWSHIP
The artists will be featured in Emerging Current, an exhibition opening in November at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, showcasing bold and experimental works that reflect diverse contemporary Indigenous perspectives.
MYTH AND RESISTANCE IN NEREYDA LÓPEZ AND SANTIAGO YAHUARCANI, AT THE CBA
The Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid presents Somos raíces (We Are Roots), an exploration of the creative worlds of Santiago Yahuarcani (Pucaurquillo, Peru, 1960) and Nereyda López (Pebas, Peru, 1965), two of the most prominent figures in contemporary indigenous art. Both artists draw from the oral traditions and cosmologies of their respective peoples—the Uitoto in Yahuarcani’s case, and the Tikuna and Cocama in López’s—to give voice to languages of resistance.
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA IN JAPAN: FIRST NATIONS WOMEN ARTISTS ON VIEW
The work of First Nations artists from Australia is being given more importance and exposure than before as part of the recent international trend in contemporary art to reconsider works created in deeply rooted regional contexts.
