29 SAO PAULO BIENAL. ARTIST LIST.

“Há sempre um copo de mar para um homem navegar”
“There is always a cup of sea to sail in”

Curadores-chefe / Chief curators: Moacir dos Anjos, Agnaldo Farias
Curadores convidados / Invited curators: Chus Martinez, Fernando Alvim, Rina Carvajal, Sarat Maharaj, Yuko Hasegawa

Opening: September 21, 2010

1. Adrian Piper / EUA / Germany / 1948
2. Aernout Mik / Netherlands / Netherlands / 1962
3. Ai Weiwei / China / China / 1957
4. Albano Afonso / Brasil / Brasil / 1964
5. Alberto Greco / Argentina / 1931 - 1965
6. Alessandra Sanguinetti / EUA / EUA / 1968
7. Alfredo Jaar / Chile / USA / 1956
8. Alice Miceli / Brasil / Brasil / 1980
9. Allan Sekula / USA / USA / 1951
10. Allora & Calzadilla – Allora / USA / Puerto Rico / 1974 and Calzadilla / Cuba / Puerto Rico / 1971
11. Amar Kanwar / India / India / 1964
12. Amélia Toledo / Brasil / Brasil / 1926
13. Ana Gallardo / Argentina / Argentina / 1958
14. Andrea Büttner / Germany / Germany / 1972
15. Andrea Geyer / Germany / Germany and USA / 1971
16. Andrew Esiebo / Nigeria / Nigeria / 1978
17. Anna Maria Maiolino / Italy / Brasil / 1942
18. Anri Sala / Albania / Germany / 1974
19. Antonieta Sosa / USA / Venezuela / 1940
20. Antonio Dias / Brasil / Brasil / 1944
21. Antonio Manuel / Portugal / Brasil / 1947
22. Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Thailand / Thailand / 1970
23. Archigram Group / England / 1960s
24. Artur Barrio / Portugal / Brasil / 1946
25. Artur Zmijewski / Poland / Poland / 1966
26. Bofa da Cara - Pere Ortín / Spain / 1968 and Nástio Mosquito / Angola / 1981
27. CADA - Colectivo Acciones de Arte / Chile / 1979
28. Carlos Bunga / Portugal / Spain / 1976
29. Carlos Garaicoa / Cuba / Cuba
30. Carlos Teixeira / Brasil / Brasil / 1966
31. Carlos Vergara / Brasil / Brasil / 1941
32. Carlos Zilio / Brasil / Brasil / 1944
33. Chantal Akerman / Belgium / France / 1950
34. Cildo Meireles / Brasil / Brasil / 1948
35. Cinthia Marcelle / Brasil / Brasil / 1974
36. Claudia Joskowicz / Bolivia / USA
37. Claudio Perna / Venezuela / 1938-1997
38. Daniel Senise / Brasil / Brasil / 1955
39. David Claerbout / Belgium / Belgium / 1969
40. David Cury / Brasil / Brasil
41. David Goldblatt / South Africa / South Africa / 1930
42. David Lamelas / Argentina / Argentina and USA / 1946
43. David Maljkovic / Croatia / Croatia / 1973
44. Deimantas Narkevicius / Lithuania / 1964
45. Dora Garcia / Spain / Belgium / 1965
46. Douglas Gordon / Scotland / Germany, Scotland and USA / 1966
47. Eduardo Coimbra / Brasil / Brasil / 1955
48. Eduardo Navarro / Argentina / Argentina /1979
49. Efrain Almeida / Brasil / Brasil / 1964
50. Emily Jacir / Palestine / USA and Palestine / 1970
51. Enrique Jezik / Argentina / Mexico / 1961
52. Ernesto Neto / Brasil / Brasil / 1964
53. Fernando Lindote / Brasil / Brasil / 1960
54. Filipa César / Portugal / Germany / 1975
55. Fiona Tan / Indonesia / Netherlands / 1966
56. Flávio de Carvalho / Brasil / 1899 - 1973
57. Francis Alÿs / Belgium / Mexico / 1959
58. Gabriel Acevedo / Peru / Germany /1976
59. Gil Vicente / Brasil / Brasil / 1958
60. Graziela Kunsch / Brasil / Brasil /1979
61. Gustav Metzger / Germany / England / 1926
62. Guy de Cointet / France / 1934 – 1983
63. Guy Veloso / Brasil / Brasil / 1969
64. Harun Farocki / Germany / Germany / 1944
65. Hélio Oiticica / Brasil / 1937 - 1980
66. Henrique Oliveira / Brasil / Brasil / 1973
67. Ilya Kabakov / Russia / Russia / 1933
68. Isa Genzken / Germany / Germany / 1948
69. Jacobo Borges / Venezuela / Venezuela and USA / 1931
70. James Coleman / Ireland / Ireland / 1941
71. Jeremy Deller / England / England / 1966
72. Jimmie Durham / USA / Italy / 1940
73. Joachim Koester / Denmark / USA / 1962
74. Jonas Mekas / Lithuania / Lithuania / 1922
75. Jonathas de Andrade / Brasil / Brasil
76. José Antonio Vega Macotela / Mexico / Mexico / 1980
77. José Leonilson / Brasil / 1957 - 1993
78. José Spaniol / Brasil / Brasil / 1960
79. Joseph Kosuth / USA / USA / 1945
80. Juliana Stein / Brasil / Brasil
81. Julie Ault and Martin Beck / USA and Austria / USA / 1957 and 1963
82. Karina Skvirsky Aguilera / USA / USA / 1967
83. Kboco e Roberto Loeb / Brasil / Brasil / 1978 and 1941
84. Kendell Geers / South Africa / Belgium / 1968
85. Kiluanji Kia Henda / Angola / Angola / 1979
86. Kutlug Ataman / Turkey / England / 1961
87. Livio Tragtenberg / Brasil / Brasil
88. Luiz Zerbini / Brasil / Brasil / 1959
89. Lygia Pape / Brasil / Brasil / 1927 - 2004
90. Manfred Pernice / Germany / Germany / 1963
91. Manon de Boer / India / Belgium and Netherlands / 1966
92. Marcelo Silveira / Brasil / Brasil / 1962
93. Marcius Galan / EUA / Brasil / 1972
94. Maria Thereza Alves / Brasil / Germany / 1961
95. Marilá Dardot and Fábio Morais / Brasil / Brasil / 1973 and 1975
96. Mário Garcia Torres / Mexico / Mexico / 1975
97. Marlene Dumas / South Africa / Netherlands / 1953
98. Marta Minujin / Argentina / Argentina / 1943
99. Mateo López / Colombia / Colombia / 1978
100. Matheus Rocha Pitta / Brasil / Brasil / 1980
101. Miguel Angel Rojas / Colombia / Colombia / 1946
102. Miguel Rio Branco / Spain / Brasil / 1946
103. Milton Machado / Brasil / Brasil / 1947
104. Mira Schendel / Switzerland / 1919 -1988
105. Moshekwa Langa / South Africa / Netherlands / 1975
106. Nan Goldin / USA / USA and France / 1953
107. Nelson Leirner / Brasil / Brasil / 1932
108. NS Harsha / India / India / 1969
109. Nuno Ramos / Brasil / Brasil / 1960
110. Oscar Bony / Argentina / 1941-2002
111. Oswaldo Goeldi / Brasil / 1895 –1961
112. Otobong Nkanga / Nigeria / France and Belgium / 1974
113. Otolith Group / England / England / 2000
114. Palle Nielsen / Denmark / Denmark / 1942
115. Paulo Bruscky / Brasil / Brasil / 1949
116. Pedro Barateiro / Portugal / Portugal / 1979
117. Pedro Costa / Portugal / Portugal / 1959
118. Pixação SP / Brasil / Brasil
119. Qiu Anxiong China / China / 1972
120. Raqs Media Colective / India / India / 1992
121. Rex Time / Brasil / Brasil / 1966
122. Roberto Jacoby / Argentina / Argentina / 1944
123. Rochele Costi / Brasil / Brasil / 1961
124. Rodrigo Andrade / Brasil / Brasil / 1962
125. Ronald Duarte / Brasil / Brasil / 1963
126. Rosangela Rennó / Brasil / Brasil / 1962
127. Runa Islam / Bangladesh / England /1970
128. Sandra Gamarra / Peru / Spain / 1972
129. Sara Ramo / Spain / Brasil / 1975
130. Simon Fujiwara / England / Germany / 1982
131. Sophie Ristelhueber / France / France / 1949
132. Steve McQueen / England / England and Netherlands / 1969
133. Sue Tompkins / England / Scotland / 1971
134. Superstudio / Italy / 1966
135. Susan Philipsz / Scotland / Germany / 1965
136. Tacita Dean / England / Germany / 1965
137. Tamar Guimarães / Brasil / Denmark
138. Tatiana Blass / Brasil / Brasil / 1979
139. Tatiana Trouvé / Italy / France / 1968
140. Tobias Putrih / Slovenia / USA / 1972
141. UNStudio / Netherlands / 1998
142. Wendelien van Oldenborgh / Netherlands / Netherlands / 1962
143. Wilfredo Prieto / Cuba / Spain / 1978
144. Yael Bartana / Israel / Israel and Netherlands / 1970
145. Yoel Vazquez / Cuba / Germany / 1973
146. Yonamine Miguel / Angola / Portugal / 1975
147. Yto Barrada / France / Morroco / 1971
148. Zanele Muholi / South Africa / South Africa / 1972

29th Bienal de São Paulo

The 29th Bienal de São Paulo is anchored on the notion that it is impossible to separate art from politics. Such impossibility is expressed in the fact that art, through ways of its own, is capable of blocking the sensorial coordinates through which we understand and inhabit the world by bringing into it themes and attitudes that did not previously fit in, thus making it different and wider.

The choice of this organizing principle for the 29th Bienal de São Paulo curatorial project rests on two major reasons. Firstly, because we live in a world of diverse conflicts, where sociability paradigms are being constantly challenged and on which art stands as a privileged means of understanding and, at the same time, reinventing reality. Secondly, the movement towards bringing art and politics closer together has been so intense in the past two decades that again emphasis should be placed on the uniqueness of the former over the latter, as they are very often confounded to the point of indistinctness.

In this sense, the title chosen for the 29th Bienal de São Paulo “There is always a cup of sea to sail in” - a quote borrowed from the Brazilian poet Jorge de Lima’s major work Invenção de Orfeu (1952) – singularly epitomizes what the forthcoming Bienal de São Paulo edition seeks to achieve: to assert that the utopian dimension of art is contained within itself, not without it or beyond it. It is in the “cup of sea” – or in this near infinite where artists insist on producing their works in – that in fact lies the power to move forward, despite everything else. As Jorge de Lima’s poem goes “the power to sail on even without ships / even without waves and sand.”

As a space where this commitment resonates in many different ways, the 29th Bienal exhibition will put visitors in touch with ways of thinking and inhabiting the world that go beyond the consensus building that organizes it and make it a small place to live, where not everything or everyone fits in. The 29th Bienal will bring visitors in touch with the politics of art.

Therefore, it is the 29th Bienal de São Paulo’s intention to be at once a celebration of art making and an assertion of its responsibility before life; a moment of disconcerting the senses while generating knowledge that is nowhere else. For this reason, it intends to instill its audience with the sensitive experience that emerges from the mesh of displayed works and their ability to critically reflect the world in which they are inscribed. In short, to provide examples of how art weaves a politics that is deeply entrenched into it.

Curatorial Team

The 29th Bienal de São Paulo is curated by Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias and by a team of guest curators from various backgrounds who contribute their experience to the curatorial project, so that its reach and density are on par with the international vocation of the Bienal de São Paulo at its very inception. And they are: Fernando Alvim (Angola), Rina Carvajal (Venezuela / USA), Yuko Hasegawa (Japan), Sarat Maharaj (South Africa / UK), and Chus Martinez (Spain).

The Exhibit within Place and Time

The 29th Bienal de São Paulo exhibition will display works of art by approximately 145 artists from all over the world. The so-called national representations - a typical trait of the Bienal de São Paulo until recently - have been abolished as they no longer convey the complex network of migrations and cultural flows that characterize modern life. However, it is important for the 29th Bienal de São Paulo to emphasize the place and time in which it is organized: from Brazil and from a time of rapid geopolitical reorganization of the world.

Bienal Extended

The curatorial project described herein does not exhaust itself merely in the presentation of an articulated set of works of art, even though they are clearly its core and purpose. Nor does it limit itself to the dates when the exhibition will take place. The 29th Bienal de São Paulo will be extended into different parts, starting now, through its educational program, discursive activities, art residencies, and its website. It proposes to be a multi-faceted project where art is a means to get to know and change the world in a unique manner.

29ª Bienal de São Paulo artists

General Information

September 20th and 21st
Press preview

September 22nd, 23rd and 24th
Private previews

September 25th
10AM : Official Opening of the 29th São Paulo Biennial

December 12th
Closing of the 29th São Paulo Biennial

Opening hours
Mon-Wed: 9 AM to 7 PM.
Thu & Fri: 9 AM to 10 PM.
Sat & Sun: 9 AM to 7 PM.

http://www.fbsp.org.br/29_bienal-en.html