A child of the political struggles of 1980s-90s Peru, Elliot Tupac has become one of the most recognized and influential figures of Peruvian art, both in his country and in Latin America.
La Quinzaine du Pérou en France, Quipu 2019, this year honors Elliot Tupac, whom IESA arts&culture, through its Latin America Department, a partner of the event, welcomes in its gallery for the artist’s first solo exhibition in Paris.
A child of the political struggles of 1980s-90s Peru, Elliot Tupac has become one of the most recognized and influential figures of Peruvian art, both in his country and in Latin America.
La Quinzaine du Pérou en France, Quipu 2019, honors Elliot Tupac this year, whom IESA Arts & Culture, through its Latin America Department, a partner of the event, hosts in its gallery for the artist’s first solo exhibition in Paris.
This project, led by Laura Petrecca and Werner Feminier, two former students of IESA’s MBA in Contemporary Art, aims to showcase the richness of Elliot Tupac’s proposals, who advocates art accessible to everyone. Heir to the teachings of Latin American muralism, Tupac works mainly in the street on projects in which the popular imagination and urban writing are used to accompany citizens in their daily lives.
Through his "walls" he seeks to show the underlying philosophy of life of the "Chicha" urban culture, the result of a thousand-year-old Andean heritage confronted with the ultra-modernity of a megacity like Lima and with globalization, which condemns local cultures to a slow disappearance.
The exhibition reflects the diversity of Elliot Tupac’s work through a selection of screen prints, posters, and media that define his creative process. As its highlight, a large panel/wall made by the artist especially for the occasion. This panel was made at the opening in front of the public and partners.