35th Bienal Traveling Exhibition – Luanda, Angola
Instituto Guimarães Rosa
Rua Cerveira Pereira, 19, Coqueiros
Luanda, Angola
Tue – Sat, 10 am – 6 pm
The 35th Bienal de São Paulo – choreographies of the impossible moves towards a new historic milestone by crossing the Atlantic and arriving, for the first time, on the African continent. Organized by the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo and co-organized by the Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR), an institution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) responsible for Brazilian cultural diplomacy, the Bienal de São Paulo is traveling to Luanda, Angola, from September 20 to December 8. Made possible by Brasafrica and Banco BIR, the exhibition symbolizes an important moment in the history of the Bienal, which seeks to expand its reach and promote cultural dialogue between Brazil and Angola.
Curated by Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes and Manuel Borja-Villel, the traveling exhibition in Luanda brings together nine artists who offer different but complementary perspectives, thinking of the cultural and historical pluralities of the Americas, Europe and Africa. They are Aline Motta, Bouchra Ouizguen, Carlos Bunga, Ilze Wolff, Januário Jano, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Raquel Lima, Sarah Maldoror and Trinh T. Minh-ha.
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35th Bienal de São Paulo – choreographies of the impossible
Traveling exhibition Luanda – Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR)
curators: Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes and Manuel Borja-Villel
Sep 20 – Dec 8, 2024
Tue – Sat, 10 am – 6 pm
Instituto Guimarães Rosa
Rua Cerveira Pereira, 19, Coqueiros
Luanda, Angola
free admission
Other events that are part of this event
Conversation between the education team and the curators of the 35th Bienal 
On September 18, at 2 pm, the Bienal’s education team will meet with the curators of the 35th Bienal de São Paulo to discuss the construction of the choreographies of the impossible project and its implications for the educational program, addressing conceptual, political, methodological and epistemological issues, as well as connecting the works exhibited in Luanda with local educational practices.
Meeting with the educational publication of the 35th Bienal
On September 21, at 9 am, there will be a meeting about the educational publication of the 35th Bienal de São Paulo. The education team will discuss the three movements (as their volumes are called), which are informed by the thoughts of participants in the 35th Bienal such as poet, playwright and teacher Leda Maria Martins, artist Rosana Paulino, curator and researcher Sandra Benites and Regina Aparecida Pereira and Cíntia Aparecida Delgado, leaders of the Quilombo Cafundó.