The walking palm trees known as paxiúbas (Socratea exorrhiza) were Rebeca Carapiá’s companions during the days she spent along the Tupana River in the Amazon basin. Using steel, carbon, and copper, the artist spent months casting a forest of sculptures centered on an exploration of language, transformation, wandering, the body, life, and death. Her works are now part of the traveling exhibition of the 36th Bienal in Santos. Read the artist’s full statement below.

The curatorial team, led by chief curators Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca, brings together nine professionals from across the globe.

Through assemblage, Sérgio Soarez brings together iron objects — such as keys, knives, drill bits, pliers and tools – and wooden objects – such as blocks, rocaille, simple planks and ornaments – to coexist, combining different lives, times and uses, the traces of which are etched into their forms. His works are now part of the travelling exhibition of the 36th Bienal in Brasília. Read the artist’s statement below.

With careers forged between Brazil and the world’s leading art events and institutions, the duo will curate the 2027 edition at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo.

Brushstrokes of indigo and various shades of blue permeate Ruth Ige’s paintings, characterized by the enigmatic presence of faceless figures. Exhibited at the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, the series For Time Is the Witness of Humanity is now part of the Bienal’s traveling exhibition in Curitiba. Read the artist’s statement below.

Hybrid concrete and clay sculptures comprise Brasilidades [Braziliannesses], a work presented by Moisés Patrício at the 36th Bienal de São Paulo. In it, concrete cubes reminiscent of brutalist constructivism engulf ceramic candomblé objects (basins, small bowls, and clay vases). The work is now part of the Bienal’s itinerant exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. Read the artist’s statement below.

Through in-depth research in the Bienal Archive, the artist Gustavo Caboco, with Tipuici Manoki, produced a digital artwork and a publication commissioned by the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.

Through assemblage, Sérgio Soarez brings together iron objects — such as keys, knives, drill bits, pliers and tools – and wooden objects – such as blocks, rocaille, simple planks and ornaments – to coexist, combining different lives, times and uses, the traces of which are etched into their forms. His works are now part of the travelling exhibition of the 36th Bienal in Brasília. Read the artist’s statement below.

Brushstrokes of indigo and various shades of blue permeate Ruth Ige’s paintings, characterized by the enigmatic presence of faceless figures. Exhibited at the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, the series For Time Is the Witness of Humanity is now part of the Bienal’s traveling exhibition in Curitiba. Read the artist’s statement below.

Hybrid concrete and clay sculptures comprise Brasilidades [Braziliannesses], a work presented by Moisés Patrício at the 36th Bienal de São Paulo. In it, concrete cubes reminiscent of brutalist constructivism engulf ceramic candomblé objects (basins, small bowls, and clay vases). The work is now part of the Bienal’s itinerant exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. Read the artist’s statement below.

A circular maze that visitors can walk through constitutes the work Muitos nomes [Many Names], created by Sallisa Rosa for the 36th Bienal de São Paulo. Composed mainly of tied and interwoven branches and vines, the work is now part of the Bienal’s traveling exhibition in Goiânia. Read the artist’s statement below.

Based on an interview with Alberto Svevo – son of Wanda Svevo, the founder of the Bienal Archive – we put together a profile of his mother from an intimate point of view.

Reporter and art critic Tatiane de Assis conducted an interview for +bienal with Chilean historian, philosopher and art critic Gonzalo Leiva Quijada, illustrated by images of a work by Juliana dos Santos. Check it out!

The walking palm trees known as paxiúbas (Socratea exorrhiza) were Rebeca Carapiá’s companions during the days she spent along the Tupana River in the Amazon basin. Using steel, carbon, and copper, the artist spent months casting a forest of sculptures centered on an exploration of language, transformation, wandering, the body, life, and death. Her works are now part of the traveling exhibition of the 36th Bienal in Santos. Read the artist’s full statement below.

The curatorial team, led by chief curators Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca, brings together nine professionals from across the globe.

With careers forged between Brazil and the world’s leading art events and institutions, the duo will curate the 2027 edition at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo.

Idealizada por Diane Lima, proposta reúne obras históricas e produções inéditas de Adriana Varejão e Rosana Paulino.

The new administration continues a cycle of institutional transformation, the strengthening of educational initiatives, record-breaking visitor numbers, and the international consolidation of the Bienal de São Paulo.

Over four months, the edition brought together an intense public programme and long-term experiences.

Writer Natalia Borges Polesso contributes to +bienal with a short story based on the figure of the contemporary artist. Check it out!