This episode analyzes the elements that differentiate contemporary indigenous art in Brazil from the Western art system.
It traces the history leading to its affirmations in Brazil's art scene and global exhibitions. Prominent themes denounce structural racism, land exploitation, climate impacts, and stigmatization while reclaiming histories and identities.
Indigenous artists, curators, and thinkers are entering museums and Biennales to increase representation and support future generations. They aim to subvert power structures by treating art spaces as sites of resistance, countering ongoing threats to indigenous rights. Link to References · Link to DATASHEET · Gentrilogy · Laura Burocco email · CRIA Laura Burocco · Laura Burocco Instagram · Listen in Portuguese
The Rise of Comtemporary Indigenous Art in Brazil
02/09/2024 | 49 mins.
Welcome to the Contemporary Indigenous Art podcast.
This episode gives an overview of the path that has led to the affirmation of contemporary indigenous art within the Brazilian art scene in the past 10 years, tracing key events and exhibitions that brought visibility. It covers Western limitations of static, ethnographic framings, debates on art versus craft, and the use of new mediums. The interviews provide perspectives on the assertion of indigenous identity within Western systems, links to political struggles, and aim to influence the art world by forcing recognition of indigenous aesthetics. Link to References · Link to DATASHEET · Gentrilogy · Laura Burocco email · CRIA Laura Burocco · Laura Burocco Instagram · Listen in Portuguese
Through interviews with the protagonists, the podcast series focuses on the path and artistic production of Brazilian indigenous curators, artists and academics. The two episodes chronicle the rise of the Contemporary Indigenous Art movement in the Brazilian artistic scene over the past decade, and the beginning of their process of circulation and connection to indigenous struggles around the world for the recognition of identities and aesthetics of indigenous populations. They describe the characteristics that give uniqueness to these productions in the world of contemporary art.
Content production: Laura Burocco
Interviewed: Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, Edson Kayapó, Graciela Guraní, Kassia Borges, Moara Tupinambá
Images: Denilson Baniwa, "Pajé-Onça Hackeando a 33ª Bienal de Artes de São Paulo", 2018, video performance HD video, colour, sound, 15'
This podcast received the support of the Italian Council Edition XI - Art Critic - DGCC
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