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A XAVANTE HEALING RITUAL CLOSES THE 36TH SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL
Chief Cipassé Xavante leads this unprecedented performance, which combines ritual, music, and public dialogue to reflect on climate, territory, and indigenous knowledge.
FOUR WORKS BY FOUR ARTISTS AT THE SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL
By María Galarza
It is not easy to compose a path through monumental works inside a monumental space. At the 36th São Paulo Biennial, the artists invited by Bonaventure de Soh Bejen Ndikung and his team, present large-scale works whose textures and forms sometimes speak to each other linearly, and other times through oblique movements.
“BATUCADA,” MARCELO EVELIN’S PERFORMANCE: A STORY
By María Galarza
In Casa do Povo's basement, Marcelo Evelin’s performance unleashes a ritual of bodies, rhythms, and nudity that allows no anticipation. An experience that demands looking, breathing, and moving through the present without guide or return.
ANGLES, CROSSINGS, MOVEMENT, JUXTAPOSITION: THE 36TH SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL
The São Paulo Biennial opened its 36th edition with a mix of proposals that invite a return to the senses: textures are highlighted, sounds resonate, and at times even scents appear. With a large number of commissioned works, the curatorial approach—led by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung—was guided by several threads, all centered on the idea of “humanity as practice”.
INVOCATIONS: LISTENING AS A CURATORIAL PRACTICE IN THE 36th BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO
With public activations across multiple cities, Invocations anticipates the Bienal with programs that explore breath, movement, improvisation, and relationships between the human and non-human.
LIKE MIGRATORY BIRDS: THE 120 ARTISTS OF THE 36TH SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL
From different disciplines and territories, the invited artists propose the Biennial as a space of crossing, listening, and shared transformation.
THEME AND CURATORIAL CONCEPT FOR THE 36TH SÃO PAULO BIENNIAL ANNOUNCED
Under the general curatorship of Bonaventure by Soh Bejen Ndikung, the 36th São Paulo Biennial announces its title, curatorial concept, collaborators and visual identity, in addition to informing about an important change in its exhibition period. The title will be: Nem todo viandante anda estradas / Da humanidade como prática [Not All Travelers Walk Roads / Of Humanity as Practice].
