37th Bienal de São Paulo Announces Curatorial Team
The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has announced the curatorial team for its 37th edition, opening in September 2027
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From left to right: Rado Ištok, Mayara Carvalho, Amanda Carneiro, Ryan Inouye, Yina Jiménez Suriel, Ana Salazar Herrera, Amanda Tavares, Raphael Fonseca and Léuli Eshrāghi, the curatorial team of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo © Camila Tuon / Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has announced the curatorial team for the 37th Bienal de São Paulo, opening in September 2027.
The team includes curators Ana Salazar Herrera, Léuli Eshrāghi, Rado Ištok, Ryan Inouye and Yina Jiménez Suriel, as well as curatorial assistants Amanda Tavares and Mayara Carvalho. It will be led by chief curators Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca.
In a statement released by the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, president Andrea Pinheiro said: “The Bienal de São Paulo has always been a space for dialogue between different cultural, artistic, and political contexts. The composition of this team reaffirms that historical vocation by bringing together curators whose trajectories are deeply connected to some of the most pressing issues of our time.”
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