Abaporu

Tarsila do Amaral's 'Abaporu' (1928) — the title means 'the one who eats' in Tupi — was painted as a birthday gift for her husband, the writer Oswald de Andrade, and became the visual manifesto of Brazil's 'Antropofagia' ('Cannibalism') modernist movement. A solitary indigenous figure with gigantic hands and feet sits beneath a blazing sun and cactus, staking a claim to a specifically Brazilian modernity. The original is today held by the MALBA in Buenos Aires; MAC USP in São Paulo holds related preparatory works.

Exhibition Venue

MAC USP

São Paulo, Brazil