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São Paulo: Biennale and Other Events

The Biennale happens from September 7 to December 9 in São Paulo. If you visit the event don’t miss all the other exhibitions from African perspectives around the city…

Dalton Paula, "Zeferina" and "João de Deus Nascimento", 2018, Courtesy of MASP, São Paulo, Brazil

Sat 8 Sep, 2018

33ª Bienal de São Paulo [afinidades afetivas] 2018

07 September – 09 December 2018

Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, Parque Ibirapuera

 

Berna Reale: Gula

27 August – 27 October 2018

Galeria Nara Roesler

 

Minerva Cuevas: Dissidência

31 August – 15 December 2018

Galpão VB

 

Marvin Edward: Fragmentos Linchados

23 August – 22 November 2018

MASP

 

Mulheres Radicais: arte latino-americana

18 August – 19 November 2018

Pinacoteca

Histórias afro-atlânticas

30 June – 21 October 2018

Instituto Tomie Ohtake e MASP

 

Histórias afro-atlânticas, Aleijadinho e Maria Auxiliadora Silva

10 March – 18 December 2018

MASP

 

Kahlil Joseph

until 30 September 2018

MASP

 

Lucia Laguna

Opening in December 2018

MASP

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