The world’s second-oldest Biennial after Venice, the Bienal de São Paulo ( founded in 1951) is the most significant art exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2011, during the 29th Bienal, the Fundação de São Paulo added a unique feature to the Bienal: a travelling exhibitions program. Andrea Pinheiro, the president of the Bienal, emphasises that “the itinerant exhibitions of the Bienal de São Paulo, implemented as a permanent institutional program more than a decade ago, reinforce that the show is the heritage of all Brazilians and carries Brazil’s artistic and curatorial production to the world.” This year’s program takes selections from the main exhibition to 11 cities across Brazil and 3 international countries, and the first time the Bienal will be exhibited on the African Continent.

ART AFRICA interviewed Andrea Pinheiro regarding the curatorial process for the travelling exhibition to the African Continent.

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