The partnership between MON and the São Paulo Biennial Foundation brings “Choreographies of the Impossible” to Curitiba
With a focus especially designed for the city, the exhibition will occupy the main museum of the capital of Paraná
Curitiba will host one of the traveling exhibitions of the 35th Bienal de São Paulo – “Coreografias do Impossível” (Choreographies of the Impossible), in partnership with the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. Curated by Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes, and Manuel Borja-Ville, the exhibition, which was a success with audiences and critics in 2023, will land in the city, where it will remain open to the public from March 12 to May 26, in rooms 1 and 2 of MON. This year, the exhibition expanded to fifteen cities, and Curitiba will receive a special section, one of the largest outside São Paulo, with sixteen participants:
Aida Harika Yanomami, Edmar Tokorino Yanomami, Roseane Yariana Yanomami, Amos Gitaï, Anna Boghiguian, Dayanita Singh, Geraldine Javier, Gabriel Gentil Tukano, Katherine Dunham, Luana Vitra, Maya Deren, Min Tanaka and François Pain, Morzaniel Ɨramari, Rosana Paulino, Sammy Baloji, Sonia Gomes, Tadáskía, Zumví Afro Photographic Archive
The 35th São Paulo Bienal – Choreographies of the Impossible explores the complexities and urgencies of the contemporary world, addressing social, political, and cultural transformations. The curatorship seeks to tension the spaces between the possible and the impossible, the visible and the invisible, the real and the imaginary, giving voice to various issues and perspectives in a poetic way. Choreography, understood as a set of body-centered movements that defy limits, considers diverse trajectories and areas of activity, creating strategies to face institutional and curatorial challenges. The choreographies of the impossible generate their relationships, times, and spaces, offering visitors a remarkable experience.
For the curators, the exhibition must reach more cities, transcending the limits of the Bienal Pavilion. According to them, "the debates proposed by the 35th Bienal cross countless territories around the world; therefore, not restricting the Choreographies of the Impossible to the Biennale Pavilion is extremely important for the work carried out".
Andrea Pinheiro, president of the São Paulo Bienal Foundation, highlights the relevance of not only bringing the Choreographies of the Impossible to a wider audience but also of strengthening ties between cultural institutions. "Taking the exhibition to more cities and with a partner as important as the Oscar Niemeyer Museum is extremely important for strengthening cultural institutions in Brazil. The exchange of experiences between audiences and institutions is one of the great treasures of the São Paulo Bienal's touring tours", she states.
The director-president of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Juliana Vosnika, comments that art can communicate without words and, therefore, provides a deep and present connection, which often would not be possible in any other way. "By participating in the touring of this important event, MON helps to overcome barriers through art and, in this way, allows a link between people, worlds, and experiences", she states.
About the São Paulo Bienal Foundation
Founded in 1962, the São Paulo Bienal Foundation is a private, non-profit institution with political-party or religious links, whose actions aim to democratize access to culture and stimulate interest in artistic creation. The Foundation holds the São Paulo Biennale every two years, the largest exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere, and its traveling exhibitions in various cities in Brazil and abroad. The institution is also the guardian of two artistic and cultural heritage sites in Latin America: a historical archive of modern and contemporary art, a reference in Latin America (Wanda Svevo Historical Archive), and the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, the Foundation's headquarters, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and listed as a Historical Heritage Site. The São Paulo Bienal Foundation is also responsible for devising and producing Brazilian representations at the Venice Biennials of Art and architecture, a prerogative granted to it decades ago by the Federal Government in recognition of the excellence of its contributions to Brazilian culture.
About the Oscar Niemeyer Museum
The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) is a state heritage linked to the State Secretariat for Culture. The institution houses important references of national and international artistic production in the areas of visual arts, architecture, and design, as well as great Asian and African collections. In total, the collection has approximately 14 thousand works of art, housed in a space of more than 35 thousand square meters of built area, which makes MON the largest art museum in Latin America.
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35th São Paulo Bienal – Choreographies of the Impossible
Traveling Exhibition
Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON)
Rooms 1 and 2
From March 12 to May 26, 2024.
www.museuoscarniemeyer.org.br
