Alegrete, Brazil, 1985.
Lives and works in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Xadalu Tupã Jekupé is an indigenous artist. Born in Alegrete (RS), in the pampa of Rio Grande do Sul, his origins are linked to the indigenous people who historically inhabited the banks of the Ibirapuitã River, in the former Ararenguá land: the Guarani Mbyá, Charrua, Minuano, Jaros and Mbone. In his work, he uses serigraphy, painting, photography and various objects to address the tension between indigenous and Western culture in cities, with his research focusing on the colonial processes of catechising native peoples. His work can be found in the collections of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (RJ), the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (SP) and the Museu Nacional (RJ), among others. As a resident artist, he has travelled to countries such as France, Spain, Italy and the Mapuche territory in Chile for the 35th São Paulo Biennial.
“ Artistic residency of Xadalu Tupã Jekupé at Collegium”, 2023. Duração 6’22”
“ Exposição: Antes que se apague” Territórios Flutuantes” Curadoria: Cauê Alves”, 2022. Duração 5’11”
Xadalu Tupã Jekupé is an indigenous artist. Born in Alegrete (RS), in the pampa of Rio Grande do Sul, his Guarani origins are linked to the indigenous people who historically inhabited the banks of the Ibirapuitã River, in the former Ararenguá land: the Guarani Mbyás, Charruas, Minuanos, Jaros and Mbone. In his work, he uses serigraphy, painting, photography and various objects to address the tension between indigenous and Western culture in cities, with his research focusing on the colonial processes of catechising indigenous peoples. As a resident artist, he has been to countries such as France, Spain and Italy, as well as taking part in the residency programme of the 35th São Paulo International Biennial, focusing on Mapuche territory (Chile).
His solo exhibitions include “O Jardim Guarani” (2022) at the São Paulo Cultural Centre (São Paulo, Brazil); Antes que se apaga “territórios flutuantes” (2022) at the Iberê Camargo Foundation (Porto Alegre, Brazil); “Invasão Colonial Yvy Opata ‘A terra vai acabar'” (2022) at the Museum of Indigenous Cultures (São Paulo, Brazil); “Tekoa Xy ‘A Terra de Tupã'” at the Inclusartiz Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); “Portal Sul ‘Tucum'” (2021) at the Centre Intermondes (La Rochelle, France). He won the Humanities Prize (2014) in Honour for his defence of the indigenous cause allied to the socio-cultural issues of this time and the Açorianos Plastic Arts Prize (2019) in the Breakthrough Artist category, as well as being nominated for the Pipa Prize 2022, among others. He is currently taking part in the Bienal das Amazônias (Belém, Brazil).
His work is in the collections of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil), Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Museus das Culturas Indígenas (São Paulo, Brazil), Fundação Iberê Camargo (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Collegium (Arévalo, Spain). In 2025 he will hold the solo exhibition “Fe, Fuego y Revueltas” at the Casa de América (Madrid, Spain) and will publish the book “A caminho da casa de barro” by the Todavia publishing house (São Paulo) and in 2025 he will have the exhibition “Cosmovisão” at the National Museum of Fine Arts (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Solo shows
2023
– “Cosmovisão”, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2022
– “O Jardim Guarani”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Antes que se apague ‘territórios flutuantes’”, curatorship by Cauê Alve, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Invasão Colonial Yvy Opata ‘A terra vai acabar’”, Museu das Culturas Indígenas, São Paulo, Brazil
2021
– Portal Sul “Tucum”, Centre Intermondes, La Rochelle, France
2020
– “Área Indígena”, Ação da Bandeira do MAR, Museu Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Invasão Colonial Yvy Opata ‘A terra vai acabar’”, MACRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019
– “Espaço, Arte e Resistência na Cultura Guarani”, curatorship by Luciano Migliaccio, FAU – USP, São Paulo, Brazil
2018
– “Fauna Guarani”, Galeria Bolsa de Arte , Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017
– “Tribalismo”, Galeria Generation Berlin Mitte Hostel, Berlin, Germany
– “Tribalismo”, Galleria d´arte Puzzle, Florence, Italy
2016
– “Elementos Urbanos”, Centro Cultural Erico Veríssimo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015
– Aldeia dos Anjos, IAB – Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “O Dilúvio”, 13a Semana de Museus, MARGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Group shows
2022
– “Histórias Brasileiras”, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– 37º Panorama da Arte Brasileira, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2021
– Exposição “Ka’a body: Cosmovision of the Rainforest”, curatorship by Sandra Benites, London, UK
2019
– “Die Macht der Vervielfältigung” Exhibition, Goethe Institute, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2018
– “O Poder da Multiplicação”, curatorship by Gregor Jansen, Goethe Institute, Margs, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– Salão Arte Pará, curatorship by Paulo Herkenhoff, Museu UFPA, Belém, Brazil
– “RSXXI Experimental”, curatorship by Paulo Herkenhoff, Santander Cultural , Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015
– Arte no Muro Santander Cultural Project, Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Arte x Publicidade”, MARGS, Porto Alegre, RS
– “Dimensão Pública”, Centro Cultural Erico Veríssimo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2014
– “Vontade para tudo na vida”, 20 years of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Rio Grande do Sul, MACRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013
– “Conexões Globais”, Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2012
– “Do Meio”, Instituto de Artes Visuais do Rio Grande do Sul, IEA VI, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Expo Colex”, Festival Mundial de Arte, Santos, Brazil
– “Metropolitanos”, MACRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Arte e Memória [Art and Memory]”, Fórum Social Mundial Temático, Rio Grande do Sul Memorial, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Lectures and workshops
2020
– Cultural Mediation Course at Sesc, Educational-Cultural Spaces, city and occupation, Sesc Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2019
– “History and myth: the Huni-Kuin and Guarani peoples” Lecture, IEA-USP, Cátedra Olavo Setúbal, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Race and Visual Arts in Terra Brasil” Lecture, Bienal Mercosul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
– Mediation at the Encontro Nacional Sesc Artes visuais, Aldeia Pindó Mirim, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Resistance in the Guarani culture” Lecture, FAU – USP, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Xadalu urban moviment” Lecture, Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Xadalu urban movement” Lecture, Universidade Sorbonne, Paris, France
2016
– Serigraphy extension course lecturer, UCS – Caxias Do Sul, Brazil
– “Xadalu Urban Elements” Lecture, UCS – Caxias do Sul, Brazil
2015
– Sticker Art workshop, Justiça Federal, FASE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
– “Movimento Urbano” Lecture, IMED, Passo Fundo, Brazil
– Urban Art workshop, Atelier Livre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Artistic residencies
2021
– Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Centre Intermondes, La Rochelle, France
2020
– Projeto Pari-c /City, University of London Northampton Square, London, UK
2019
– Atelier Carlos Vergara, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
– Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Prizes
2022
– Centro Cultural São Paulo Prize
2020
– Aliança Francesa 1st place Prize
– Salão Anapolino [selected artist] Prize
2019
– Fundação Iberê Camargo Prize
– Açorianos de Artes Plásticas [Artista Revelação Prize]
2016
– Facrs Artes Visuais Prize [Fauna Guarani Project]
– Nominated for the Açorianos Artes Plásticas Prize
2015
– Nominated for the Açorianos Artes Plásticas Prize
2014
– Humanidades Prize 2014 [Instituto Brasileiro da Pessoa, homage for the defense of the individual cause linked to the sociocultural issues of this time]
2012
– Expo Colex Mostra Internacional de Sticker Art, Santos, Brazil [Best Artist]
Movies
2022
– “Xadalu Tupã Jekupé”, Canal Futura Especial, 14min, production by Projeto Arte na Escola
2019
– “Xadalu e o jaguaretê”, documentary, 80 min., directed by Tiago Bortolini, Zeppelin Filmes
2014
– “Sticker Conection”, documentary, 19min., directed by Tiago Bortolini, Zeppelin Filmes
Works in collections
– Museu das Culturas Indígenas, São Paulo, Brazil
– Instituto Moreira Salles, São Paulo, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Frances Reynolds Collection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Paulo Sartori Collection, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
– Sesc Nacional, São Paulo, Brazil
– Fundação Iberê Camargo, Rio grande do Sul, Brazil
– Fundação Biblioteca Nacional Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– MAR – Museu Arte Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– MACRS – Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
– MARGS – Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli, Brazil
– Memorial da Justiça Federal-RS, Brazil
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes exclusively for PIPA 2022:
Xadalu: DNA Marginal | Filme Completo (with subtitles), 2021. Duration: 5’58”
