28ª Bienal de São Paulo

The Bienal de São Paulo and the Brazilian artistic milieu: memory and projection

This series of events is the first platform of debates proposed for the 28th Bienal de São Paulo – “em vivo contato” [in living contact], and officially opened the exhibition’s activities in June, 2008. While the Bienal does not create an art collection derived from each one of its editions, it is a fact that a collective imaginary collection does exist in the memory of each one... read more

Artist Talks

This cycle opens the possibility for a direct contact between the artists discourse and the public.

The first two encounters will feature conversations between pairs, the first of which involves artist Marta Minujín and the curator Inés Katzenstein, both Argentines. The second will consist of a talk between artist Helena Almeida and curator Isabel Carlos, both Portuguese.

The... read more

Biennials, biennials, biennials...

Considering the fact that there currently exist over two hundred biennials around the world, all involved with practically the same issues and circulating a variety of artistic practices in a normative manner, the project for the 28th Bienal de São Paulo proposes a reflection on this seasonal exhibition model and its application to different contexts.

This cycle is divided into... read more

History as a flexible matter: artistic practices and new systems of reading

This cycle will deal with contemporary artistic practices which propose new systems of articulating projects and ideas in different time and space frames, creating specific tools of mediation between artistic and/or curatorial discourses and an interested public.

Participants: Ute Meta Bauer (Associate Professor and Director of the Visual Arts Program of the MIT, USA), Erick... read more

Backstage

BACKSTAGE is a privileged and original platform for the discussion of the globalization of the system of Biennials:

Privileged as it will gather, in frank and open conversation, various representatives of international agencies and institutions which traditionally support the participation of their national artists in Biennials around the world and should, therefore, be acknowledged... read more

CONFERENCES

The Bienal de São Paulo and the Brazilian artistic milieu: memory and projection

Artist Talks

Biennials, biennials, biennials...

History as a flexible matter: artistic practices and new systems of reading

Backstage

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