Arte Al Día Writes about Americas Society's Amazonia Açu
Arte Al Día Writes about Americas Society's Amazonia Açu
The show highlights "the multiplicity of worldviews and ways of life that coexist within the region," says the online magazine.
From September 3, 2025, to April 18, 2026, Americas Society in New York will present Amazonia Açu, an exhibition that considers the Amazon as a plural region encompassing communities and territories across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Peru.
Featuring over fifty modern and contemporary artworks—ranging from paintings, textiles, and ceramics to drawings, videos, photographs, and sculptures—the show spans works created from 1990 to the present. Emphasizing Indigenous ontologies, cultures, and knowledge systems, Amazonia Açu seeks to move away from any monolithic or stereotyped view of the region, instead highlighting the multiplicity of worldviews and ways of life that coexist within it.
The exhibition is co-curated by a committee of representatives from each country in the Amazon region: Elvira Espejo (Bolivia), Keyna Eleison and Mateus Nunes (Brazil), María Wills (Colombia), Diana Iturralde (Ecuador), T2i and NouN (French Guiana), Grace Aneiza Ali (Guyana), Christian Bendayán (Peru), Miguel Keerveld (Suriname), and Luis Romero (Venezuela).
