LUMA Arles and Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announce the upcoming exhibition presenting highlights of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo. The exhibition will show for the first time in France a number of key contemporary practitioners’ work from around the globe. It will showcase some of the most innovative concepts created by contemporary artists today, alongside works by key authors from recent decades.
The 34th Bienal de São Paulo was conceived with a desire for diversity and versatility, offering a polyphony of artistic projects. Starting at the Bienal’s main venues in São Paulo, different iterations have been presented in other cities, in São Luís (MA), Campinas (SP), São José do Rio Preto (SP), Campos do Jordão (SP), Belo Horizonte (MG), Fortaleza (CE), Belém (PA), Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Santiago (Chile).
"Though it’s dark, still I sing, Works from the 34th Bienal de São Paulo" marks the first exhibition of this Bienal hosted in Europe and in France.
Shown at Les Forges in LUMA Arles, the selection of artworks reflect on questions of perception, transformation and how different realities can coexist. These are presented through a plurality of media, including installations, sound experiments, paintings, videos, photographs and letters.
Participating artists include:
Victor Anicet, Zózimo Bulbul, Seba Calfuqueo, Manthia Diawara, Jaider Esbell, Noa Eshkol, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, Carmela Gross, Sueli Maxakali, Gala Porras-Kim, Alice Shintani, Amie Siegel, Regina Silveira, Daiara Tukano
Statements:
The Portraits of Frederick Douglass
Tikmũ’ũn Songs
The Death Watch [A Ronda da Morte] by Hélio Oiticica The Bell of Ouro Preto