Denilson Baniwa apresenta 'Yawara Akanga' na Gentil Carioca São Paulo

Denilson Baniwa inaugurates his second solo exhibition at A Gentil Carioca in São Paulo, named 'Yawara Akanga' (loosely translated as dog’s head). This showcase features 10 new works that continue the artist's exploration of non-Indigenous presence in the Rio Negro region and the Amazon territory. The critical text is authored by Miguel A. López, the chief curator at Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico. In his artwork, Baniwa revisits history by reinterpreting images from local traditions and institutions such as Musée du Quai Branly, Museu Nacional de Etnologia de Lisboa, Princeton University Library, and the Getty Foundation, alongside photographic archives from Catholic boarding schools and Salesian missions in Amazonian villages. Born in 1984 in the Baniwa village of Barcelos, the artist currently resides and works in Niterói-RJ. This exhibition follows 'Moqueca de Maridos' (2023) and will be open from April 7 to May 23, 2026, at Travessa Dona Paula, 108, Higienópolis, São Paulo.