CULTURAL EVENT AND RECEPTION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 22ND SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

TUESDAY, APRIL 18
6:30 PM

Please join us for an evening to visit the exhibition The Yanomami Struggle before a series of cultural performances, and a closing set by Indigenous DJ Eric Terena.

THE SHED
THE BLOOMBERG BUILDING
545 West 30th Street
New York, New York 10001

ABOUT THE EVENT

Organized by The Shed, in cooperation with the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch-Secretariat of the Permanente Forum on Indigenous Issues, DESA.

The Yanomami Struggle is an exhibition is dedicated to the friendship and collaboration between artist and activist Claudia Andujar and the Yanomami people. It features over 200 photographs by Claudia Andujar and over 80 drawings, paintings, and video works by Yanomami artists.

The Yanomami Struggle is curated by Thyago Nogueira, Head of Contemporary Photography at Instituto Moreira Salles with Valentina Tong under the guidance of Yanomami shaman and spokesperson Davi Kopenawa, and organized by IMS (Brazil), the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and The Shed in partnership with the Brazilian NGOs Hutukara Associação Yanomami and Instituto Socioambiental.

Given limited capacity, the event will be open on a first-come-first-served basis. Only those who have already registered and hold a grounds pass for this year’s session of the Permanent Forum will be able to attend the cultural event. Participants must show their pass upon arrival. Please note that the cultural event will be photographed and participants consent to have their photos taken during the event.