Jaider Esbell, Indigenous Artist on the Rise, Found Dead in São Paulo

Jaider Esbell, a Macushi artist whose work was included in the current edition of the Bienal de São Paulo, has died at 41. O Globo reported that the artist was found dead in his apartment in São Paulo on November 2. The cause of death is yet unknown.Esbell had only recently earned international acclaim. In addition to showing at the Bienal de São Paulo, he also curated the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art’s current exhibition “Moquém_Surarî: Con