Legacies of a Deep Brazil
General view of the exhibit Legacies of a Deep Brazil, Museu Afro Brasil. Photo: Ricardo Pimentel.
14 April 2020
Magazine América Latina Magazine
Words C&AL
1 min read
Exhibition at the Museu Afro Brasil brings together works of art and objects from several Brazilian indigenous peoples.
The exhibition Legacies of a Deep Brazil, organized by the Museu Afro Brasil, curated by Emanoel Araujo, brings together more than 500 objects among works of art and utensils from indigenous material culture with Brazilian roots. In addition to contemporary art works, feather art, adornments, masks and the utensils are part of the exhibit among the objects of several indigenous peoples including: the Karajá, Marubo, Kayapó, Mehinako, Yanomami, Rikbaktsa, Tapirapé, Waurá, Tapayuna, Baniwa, Ashaninka, Parakanã, Panará and Juruna.
Legacies of a Deep Brazil also presents the work of photographers, whose work documents Brazilian indigenous populations, including Claudia Andujar, Rosa Gauditano, Maureen Bisiliat, Nair Benedicto, Manuel Rodrigues Ferreira, Rodrigo Pretella, Jamie Stewart-Granger, among others.
Museu Afro Brasil
Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n
Parque Ibirapuera – Portão 10
São Paulo/SP
Denilson Baniwa, Still Life, The Advancement of Agrobusiness, 2016/2017. Artist’s collection.
General view of the exhibit Legacies of a Deep Brazil, Museu Afro Brasil. Photo: Ricardo Pimentel.
General view of the exhibit Legacies of a Deep Brazil, Museu Afro Brasil. Photo: Ricardo Pimentel.
Guta Galli, Kubutz II (Mehrere Mex Series – People Who Extend Their Beauty), Kayapó Indians from Vila de Kriny - Pará, 2009. Artist’s collection.
Marc Ferrez, Indians from Mato Grosso, 1890. Ruy Souza and Silva Collection.
Albert Frisch, Interior - Home of the Tecuna Indians, Upper Amazon or Solimões River, 19th century. Ruy Souza and Silva Collection.
General view of the exhibit Legacies of a Deep Brazil, Museu Afro Brasil. Photo: Ricardo Pimentel.
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