See the works of artists from Latin America, including Nádia Taquary, Oscar Murillo and Aislan Pankararu.
Ana Raylander Mártis dos Anjos, Bené’s House (1963-2016), 2025. Installation composed of wooden columns, galvanized clamps, and 4.000 pieces of used clothing; bronzes made from vine baskets and remaining objects from the demolished house of the artist’s great-grandfather; soft objects made of knit yarn, glue, and hose; organic and natural materials; a pile of braided fabrics; and a drawing of Efigênia, the artist’s grandmother. Courtesy: Yehudi Hollander-Pappi Gallery. Commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Photo: Cristian Baena
Nádia Taquary, Ìrokò: The Cosmic-Tree, 2025. Installation composed of bronze and fiberglass tree covered with glass beads. Courtesy: Paulo Darzé Galeria, Portas Vilaseca Galeria and Verve Galeria. Commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Photo: Cristian Baena
Oscar Murillo, 42 works with the same title and year: Study for Social Cataracts, 2025. Oil and stick on cardboard. Commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Courtesy: Studio Oscar Murillo. Photo: Cristian Baena
The Bienal’s latest edition embraces active listening, encounter, negotiation, and respect as the very foundations of what it means to practice humanity. Our second publication features works by Nádia Taquary, Aislan Pankararu, Ana Raylander, Mártis dos Anjos, Oscar Murillo, Lidia Lisbôa, Antonio Társis, Zózimo Bulbul, Irmandade Vilanismo, Alberto Pitta, and Leonel Vásquez.
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice is on view until January 11, 2026.
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Lidia Lisboa, Teats that Fed the World, 2025. Crochet. Courtesy: Almeida & Dale. Commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Photo: Cristian Baena
Antonio Társis, catastrophe orchestra #1 (Act 1), 2024-2025. Balsa wood, matchboxes, matchsticks, paper, pigments, water, braided nylon cords, sisal ropes, charcoal, debris, metal, wood, leather, drums, automation mechanism with motor, clay pots, copper wires, audio cables, and speakers. Courtesy: Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel and Carlos/Ishikawa. Commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Photo: Cristian Baena
Zózimo Bulbul (1937 - 2013), portrait of the artist (1988 - Abolition). Courtesy: Biza Vianna e Centro Afro Carioca de Cinema Zózimo Bulbul. Photo: Cristian Baena
Installation view of Os meninos não sei que juras fraternas fizeram, by Vilanismo, during the 36th Bienal de São Paulo / Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. This participation is supported by The Order of New Arts. Photo: Cristian Baena
Alberto Pitta, The Atelier of the Artist in Bahia, 2025. Original objects from the artist’s studio, printed fabrics, silkscreen frames, photographs, and manequim with clothing. Commissioned by Fundacão Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal. Photo: Cristian Baena
Aislan Pankararu, vista de instalación de la 36ª Bienal de São Paulo. Izquierda: Sangue de caatingueiro, 2024. Tinta acrílica y marcador indeleble sobre lino crudo. Derecha: Voltei Nordeste, meu amor, 2024. Tinta acrílica y marcador indeleble sobre lino crudo. Dimensiones con marco: 70,05 x 98,05 cm. Dimensiones sin marco: 67 x 95. Foto: Cristian Baena