MAHKU | |
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 At the Biennale di Venezia 2024 | |
| Nationality |  brazilian |
| Style | Indigenous Art |
The Huni Kuin Artists Movement (MAHKU) is a group composed of Huni Kuin artists and researchers, an indigenous people living in the Brazilian Amazon, between the state of Acre and Peru.[1] The group's origins are linked to Ibã Sales Huni Kuin's research on the Huni Meka, ayahuasca chants in the Hãtxa Kuin language.[2] The artists seek to transform and create bridges with the non-indigenous through murals, drawings, and paintings, hence building alliances and strengthening their own strategies of autonomy. The group is constituted by founder Ibã Huni Kuin, Kássia Borges, Acelino Tuin, Cleiber Bane, Pedro Maná, Yaka Huni Kuin, Rita Huni Kuin, Cleudo Txana Tuin, and Isaka Huni Kuin, represented by the Carmo Johnson Projects gallery[3]
- ^ Halperin, Julia (13 April 2024). "Indigenous Artists Are the Heart of the Venice Biennale". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Mahku". Bienal de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Artistas indígenas ganham destaque nos museus paulistas: "Nossa arte é viva"". Veja SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 24, 2023.