Nottingham Contemporary has announced a major 2026 exhibition program dedicated to three influential Latin American artists: Chico da Silva, Julia Isídrez, and Francisco Tún. This ambitious schedule includes the first European institutional solo show for the late Brazilian Indigenous artist Chico da Silva, a co-production with MALBA for Paraguayan ceramicist Julia Isídrez, and a retrospective for the enigmatic Guatemalan painter Francisco Tún.
This programming shift highlights a growing institutional commitment to diversifying the Western art canon by spotlighting self-taught and Indigenous visionaries from the Global South. By presenting these artists in a leading European contemporary art center, the museum validates their unique visual languages—ranging from Amazonian folklore and Guaraní ceramic traditions to urban Guatemalan minimalism—as essential contributions to global art history.