Variations of txaism: some formulations about the curator-txai

Abstract

As an attempt to answer the question raised by Jaider Esbell, "What is Txa'ism?", I seek, in this article, to formulate the concept of curator-txai. It is a long-term curatorial practice that I have been establishing with MAHKU (Movimento dos Artistas Huni Kuin) and which aims, above all, to take care of relationships: those alive in the works of the collective and those that unite me with the MAHKU artists. It is also a practice that goes beyond the organization of specific events, such as exhibitions, although these may eventually be the result of our dialogue. Finally, it is a practice supported by the alliance, based on ethnography and that seeks to take seriously the specificities of the artistic practices of MAHKU.