Exhibition "Omẽ Mahsã – Invisible Beings" by Daiara Tukano

A Almeida & Dale inaugurates Omẽ Mahsã – Invisible Beings, new solo exhibition of Daiara TukanoThe exhibition features around twenty previously unseen paintings — including one work over three meters long — and a collection of ink drawings on paper that take the cosmology of the Yepá Mahsã people as their central focus, bringing together representations of animals, beings, and entities connected to the air.

The works depict rhythmic patterns, called Hori, as well as representations of winds and birds, related to important narratives of the Yepá Mahsã people, also known as Tukano. In them, Daiara articulates a study of her people's culture and experiments with forms and light, seeking to understand the density of their vibrations.

The exhibition continues the artist's research into the relationships between image, transformation, and ancestry. In her paintings, geometric forms, visual rhythms, and luminous fields make visible knowledge transmitted between generations, while simultaneously investigating the density and vibration of the images. Through references to body painting, basketry, ceramics, and other traditional objects, the artist constructs compositions that evoke the history of transformation that structures Tukano cosmology.

Daiara Tukano's return to São Paulo comes at a time of intense circulation of her artistic and curatorial work. In recent years, the artist has carried out projects in cities such as Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, and Paris, consolidating a practice that articulates art, research, and activism in defense of the rights of indigenous peoples.

Recently, Daiara received the 2025 Rui Barbosa Medal, an honor bestowed upon individuals and institutions that stand out for their contribution to Brazilian culture. In 2026, she created a mural in homage to Ailton Krenak in the Anhangabaú Valley, in São Paulo, unveiled during the Sustainability Turnaround. Among her most recent projects is the conception of the exhibition Ohpeko Dihtara – Crossings of Guanabara, currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói, bringing together works by indigenous artists from different native peoples of Brazil.

Belonging to the Erëmiri Hãusiro Parameri clan of the Yepá Mahsã people, Daiara Tukano is an artist, communicator, indigenous rights activist, and human rights researcher. Winner of the PIPA Online Prize in 2021 and the Prince Claus Prize in 2022, she has participated in exhibitions at institutions such as MASP, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Museu de Arte do Rio, El Museo del Barrio in New York, Hayward Gallery in London, and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània in Barcelona. Her works are part of collections such as Harvard Art Museums, MASP, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, El Museo del Barrio, and Museo delle Civiltà.

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Exhibition | Omẽ Mahsã – Invisible Beings
From July 04th to August 01th
Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 19 pm. Saturday, from 11 am to 16 pm.