30 × bienal
Transformations in Brazilian art from the 1^st to the 30^th edition

September 21 – December 8, 2013

Fundação Bienal de São Paulo – Parque Ibirapuera · Portão 3
Free entrance

Curated by Paulo Venancio Filho, the exhibit spans Brazil’s representation at the Bienal de São Paulo, from its first edition, held in 1951, down to the latest, in 2012, with a selection of 111 artists and around 250 works.

According to Venancio Filho, over 5000 Brazilian artists participated during these 30 years, making Bienal, over time, one of the structuring elements in Brazilian art in the second half of the 20^th century. “Therefore, it could not be any other way, I believe, due to the relationship between the history of Brazilian art and the trajectory of Bienal as a determining element in the selection of artists and works,” explains the curator.

Also included in the exhibition is the rich collection of the Arquivo Histórico Wanda Svevo – with its exhibit graphics and documentary records. “This is an opportunity for the public to have contact with some rare material that belongs to Fundação Bienal, whose important responsibilities include preserving and keeping these precious archives alive,” states president Luis Terepins. The Arquivo Bienal is the most important collection of documents in Latin America related to modern and contemporary art. Created in 1955 and categorized as a landmark by Condephaat (the Council for the Defense of Historical Heritage) in 1993, its collection contains 780 linear meters of documents such as art catalogs, books, magazines, historical records, artist dossiers, videos and photos. It is open to students and researchers from Brazil and abroad.

The curatorial concept of 30 × bienal is built on the search for a contemporary verification of the presence of this historic tradition of which Bienal de São Paulo – the second biennial in the world, after the Biennale di Venezia – plays a fundamental part. “Hence, our intention to propose a flexible, non-chronological narrative that is able to transcend time and space, while not neglecting to observe the historical continuity of six decades,” explains Venancio Filho.

In this sense, 30 × bienal determines a panorama of the axes of influence in Brazilian art, ranging from geometric abstraction to concretism, Pop Art, the conceptual generation and the reflection of these developments, every two years, in the production of today’s artists. Just like the artists and works, 30 × bienal also intends to provide evidence of determined exhibition situations considered fundamental to understanding the historical evolution of the methods of presenting works of art. Created by architect Felipe Tassara, the assembly of the exhibition will correspond to the exhibit process which has developed over the decades, making use of the images and documents in the Arquivo Bienal.

Educativo Bienal

Curated by Stela Barbieri, Educativo Bienal, in light of the exhibition 30 × bienal, has planned special activities that also refer to the evolution of the educational process over the last few decades. From April 24^th to September 28^th, Educativo is promoting a cycle of nine meetings about Contemporary Brazilian Art at Lounge Bienal, with the proposal of reflecting on the exhibition’s concepts, artists and works. The 30-hour course will also feature Ações Poéticas [“Poetic Actions”] and is geared toward teachers and social educators.

List of Artists 30 × bienal

1. Abraham Palatnik
2. Adriana Varejão
3. Alair Gomes
4. Alexandre da Cunha
5. Alexandre Wollner
6. Alfredo Volpi
7. Almir Mavignier
8. Aluísio Carvão
9. Amelia Toledo
10. Amilcar de Castro
11. Anatol Wladyslaw
12. Angelo Venosa
13. Anna Bella Geiger
14. Anna Maria Maiolino
15. Antônio Bandeira
16. Antonio Dias
17. Antonio Manuel
18. Artur Barrio
19. Arthur Piza
20. Beatriz Milhazes
21. Carlito Carvalhosa
22. Carlos Fajardo
23. Carlos Vergara
24. Carlos Zilio
25. Carmela Gross
26. Cildo Meireles
27. Cinthia Marcelle e Tiago Mata Machado
28.  Claudia Andujar
29.  Claudio Tozzi
30. Daniel Senise
31. Danilo Di Prete
32. Décio Vieira
33. Eduardo Sued
34. Eleonore Koch
35. Ernesto Neto
36. Fábio Miguez
37. Fayga Ostrower
38. Fernanda Gomes
39. Flavio-Shiró
40. Frans Krajcberg
41. Franz Weissmann
42. Geraldo de Barros
43. German Lorca
44. Hélio Oiticica
45. Hércules Barsotti
46. Hermelindo Fiaminghi
47. Iberê Camargo
48. Iole de Freitas
49. Ione Saldanha
50. Iran do Espírito Santo
51. Ivan Serpa
52. Ivens Machado
53. Jac Leirner
54. Jorge Guinle
55. José Damasceno
56. José Leonilson
57. José Resende
58. José Roberto Aguilar
59. Judith Lauand
60. Laura Lima
61. Leda Catunda
62. Lenora de Barros
63. Lívio Abramo
64. Lothar Charoux
65. Lucia Koch
66. Lucia Laguna
67. Luiz Paulo Baravelli
68. Luiz Sacilotto
69. Luiz Zerbini
70. Lygia Clark
71. Lygia Pape
72. Marcello Nitsche
73. Marcelo Grassmann
74. Marcius Galan
75. Maria Leontina
76. Maria Martins
77. Marilá Dardot
78. Mary Vieira
79. Maurício Nogueira Lima
80. Miguel Rio Branco
81. Milton Dacosta
82. Mira Schendel
83. Nelson Leirner
84. Nuno Ramos
85. Paulo Bruscky
86. Paulo Monteiro
87. Paulo Pasta
88. Raymundo Collares
89. Regina Silveira
90. Ricardo Basbaum
91. Rivane Neuenschwander
92. Roberto Magalhães
93. Rodrigo Andrade
94. Rodrigo Braga
95. Rosângela Rennó
96. Rubem Valentim
97. Rubem Ludolf
98. Rubens Gerchman
99. Rubens Mano
100. Sérgio Camargo
101. Sérgio Sister
102. Sé­­­rvulo Esmeraldo
103. Tatiana Blass
104. Tomie Ohtake
105. Tunga
106. Ubi Bava
107. Waldemar Cordeiro
108. Waltercio Caldas