The Bienal de São Paulo has named the 120 artists who will probably be included within the upcoming 2025 version, which can open on September 6 on the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion.
Taking the title “Not All Travellers Stroll Roads – Of Humanity as Observe,” the exhibition is “based on energetic listening to humanity as a apply of fixed displacement, encounter, and negotiation,” in response to a press launch. The Bienal’s curatorial workforce, led by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, have been impressed by hen migration patterns for choosing the collaborating artists. These embrace the red-tailed hawk throughout the Americas, the ruff between Central Asia and North Africa, and the Arctic tern’s polar routes.
“This methodological course of helped us keep away from classifications primarily based on nation-states and borders,” Ndikung mentioned in a press release. “By finding out birds’ navigation expertise, their impulse emigrate throughout land and water, their survival instincts, their expanded sense of area and time, and their urgency and company, we have been in a position to interact with inventive practices in several geographic areas whereas reflecting on the that means of bringing humanity collectively within the context of the thirty sixth Bienal de São Paulo.”
Among the many most high-profile names included within the exhibition are Isa Genzken, Firelei Báez, Wolfgang Tillmans, Forensic Structure, Frank Bowling, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Laure Prouvost, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Meriem Bennani, Nari Ward, Olu Oguibe, Oscar Murillo, Otobong Nkanga, Treasured Okoyomon, Raven Chacon, Sharon Hayes, and Cynthia Hawkins.
There are 19 artists at the moment primarily based in Brazil, and so they embrace Aislan Pankararu, Maxwell Alexandre, Antonio Társis, Juliana dos Santos, and the collective Vilanismo. The artist checklist additionally contains 20 deceased artists, together with Bertina Lopes, Ernest Cole, Ernest Mancoba, Heitor dos Prazeres, Huguette Caland, Hamid Zénati, and Mohamed Melehi.
Rivers—just like the Amazon, the Thames, the Hudson, and the Limpopo—additionally served as one other touchstone in choosing the contributors as a technique to map their origins and the routes they’ve taken of their careers.
“Water is prime to human existence and the premise of life,” Ndikung’s assertion continues. “Regardless of humanity’s efforts to manage the circulation of water and the migration of birds, all waters are linked, and birds nonetheless migrate with out passports or visas. People might be higher in the event that they discovered from different beings.”
The complete artist checklist follows under.
Adama Delphine Fawundu
b. New York, 1971. Lives in New York.
Adjani Okpu-Egbe
b. Kumba, 1979. Lives in London.
Aislan Pankararu
b. Petrolândia, 1990. Lives in São Paulo.
Akinbode Akinbiyi
b. Oxford, 1946. Lives in Berlin.
Alain Padeau
b. Saint-Denis, Réunion, 1956. Lives in Le Tampon, Réunion.
Alberto Pitta
b. Salvador, 1961. Lives in Salvador.
Aline Baiana
b. Salvador, 1985. Lives between Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Berlin.
Amina Agueznay
b. Casablanca, 1963. Lives and works in Marrakech and Casablanca.
Ana Raylander Mártis dos Anjos
b. 1995. Lives in São Paulo.
Andrew Roberts
b. Tijuana, 1995. Lives in Mexico Metropolis.
Antonio Társis
b. Salvador, 1995. Lives and works between Salvador and London.
Behjat Sadr
b. Arak, 1924 – d. Corsica, 2009.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Berenice Olmedo
b. Oaxaca, 1987. Lives in Mexico Metropolis.
Bertina Lopes
b. Maputo, 1924 – d. Rome, 2012.
Camille Turner
b. Kingston, 1960. Lives in Los Angeles.
Carla Gueye
b. 1997. Lives and works in Paris.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Cevdet Erek
b. Istanbul, 1974. Lives and works in Istanbul.
Chaïbia Talal
b. Chtouka, 1929 – Casablanca, 2004.
Christopher Cozier
b. Port of Spain, 1959. Lives in Port of Spain.
Cici Wu
b. Beijing, 1989. Lives and works in New York.
Cynthia Hawkins
b. New York, 1950. Lives and works in Poughkeepsie.
Edival Ramosa
b. São Gonçalo, 1940 – d. Niterói, 2015.
Emeka Ogboh
b. Enugu, Nigeria, 1977. Lives in Berlin.
Ernest Cole
b. Eersterust, 1940 – d. New York Metropolis, 1990.
Ernest Mancoba
b. Turffontein, 1904 – d. Clamart, 2002.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Farid Belkahia
b. Marrakech, 1934 – d. 2014.
Firelei Báez
b. Santiago de los Caballeros, 1981. Lives in New York.
Forensic Structure
Based in 2010, London.
Forugh Farrokhzad
b. Tehran, 1934 – d. 1967.
Frank Bowling
b. Bartica, 1934. Lives and works in London.
Frankétienne
b. Ravine-Sèche, April 12, 1936 – d. Delmas, 2025.
Gê Viana
b. Santa Luzia, 1986. Lives and works in São Luís.
Gervane de Paula
b. Cuiabá, 1961. Lives and works in Cuiabá.
Gōzō Yoshimasu
b. Tokyo, 1939. Lives and works in Tokyo.
This participation is supported by the Nationwide Heart for Artwork Analysis, Japan.
Hajra Waheed
b. 1980. Lives in Montreal and Jogja.
Hamedine Kane
b. Nouakchott, 1983. Lives in Brussels, Paris, and Dakar.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Hamid Zénati
b. Constantine, 1944 – d. Munich, 2022.
Hao Jingban
b. Taiyuan, 1985. Lives in Beijing.
Heitor dos Prazeres
b. Rio de Janeiro, 1898 – d. 1966.
Helena Uambembe
b. Pomfret, 1994.
Hessie (Carmen Lydia Đurić)
b. Spanish City, 1933 – d. Pontoise, 2017.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Huguette Caland
b. Beirut, 1931–2019.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih (Murni)
b. Tabanan, 1966 – d. Ubud, Indonesia, 2006.
Imran Mir
b. Karachi, 1950 – d. 2014
Isa Genzken
b. Dangerous Oldesloe, 1948. Lives and works in Berlin.
Joar Nango with the Girjegumpi crew
b. Alta, 1979. Lives and works in Tromso.
This participation is supported by the Workplace for Up to date Artwork Norway.
Josèfa Ntjam
b. Metz, 1992. Lives in Saint-Étienne.
Juliana dos Santos
b. São Paulo, 1987. Lives in São Paulo.
Julianknxx
b. Freetown, 1987. Lives in London.
Kader Attia
b. Dugny, 1970. Lives in Berlin.
Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
b. Omdurman, 1939. Lives in Sharjah.
Kenzi Shiokava
b. São Paulo, 1938 – Los Angeles, 2021.
This participation is supported by the Nationwide Heart for Artwork Analysis, Japan.
Korakrit Arunanondchai
b. Bangkok, 1986. Lives in New York and Bangkok.
Laila Hida
b. Casablanca. Lives in Marrakech.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Laure Prouvost
b. Lille, 1978. Lives in Brussels.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Leiko Ikemura
b. Tsu, Japão, 1951. Lives in Cologne and Berlin.
Leila Alaoui
b. Paris, 1982 – d. Ouagadougou, 2016.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Leo Asemota
b. Benin Metropolis. Lives in London.
Leonel Vásquez
b. Sibaté, 1981. Lives in Bogotá.
Lidia Lisbôa
b. Terra Roxa, 1970. Lives in São Paulo.
Lynn Hershman Leeson
b. Cleveland, 1941. Lives in San Francisco and New York.
Madame Zo
b. Antananarivo, 1960– d. 2020.
Madiha Umar
b. Aleppo, 1908 – d. Amman, 2005.
Malika Agueznay
b. Marrakech, 1938. Lives in Casablanca.
Manauara Clandestina
b. Manaus. Lives in São Paulo.
Mansour Ciss Kanakassy
b. Dakar, 1957. Lives in Dakar and Berlin.
Mao Ishikawa
b. Ógimi, 1953. Lives in Tomigusuku.
This participation is supported by the Nationwide Heart for Artwork Analysis, Japan.
Márcia Falcão
b. Rio de Janeiro, 1985. Lives in Rio de Janeiro.
Maria Auxiliadora
b. Campo Belo, 1935 – d. São Paulo, 1974.
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
b. Matanzas, 1959. Lives in Nashville.
Marlene Almeida
b. Bananeiras, 1942. Lives in João Pessoa.
Maxwell Alexandre
b. Rio de Janeiro, 1990. Lives in Rio de Janeiro.
Meriem Bennani
Lives in New York.
Metta Pracrutti
Based in 2025, Mumbai.
Michele Ciacciofera
b. Nuoro, 1969. Lives in Paris.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Ming Smith
b. Detroit. Lives in New York.
Minia Biabiany
b. Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1988. Lives in Saint-Claude.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Moffat Takadiwa
b. Hurungwe, 1983. Lives in Harare.
Mohamed Melehi
b. Asilah, 1936 – d. Paris, 2020.
Moisés Patrício
b. São Paulo, 1984. Lives in São Paulo.
Myriam Omar Awadi
b. Paris, 1983. Lives in Le Tampon, Réunion.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Myrlande Fixed
b. Port-au-Prince, 1968. Lives in Port-au-Prince.
Nádia Taquary
b. Salvador, 1967. Lives in Salvador.
Nari Ward
Nguyễn Trinh Thi
b. Hanoi, 1973. Lives in Hanoi.
Noor Abed
b. Jerusalem, 1988. Lives between Ramallah and Amsterdam.
Nzante Spee
b. Mbem, 1953 – d. Stockton, 2005.
Olivier Marboeuf
b. Antony, 1971. Lives in Rennes and Paris.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Olu Oguibe
Oscar Murillo
b. La Paila, 1986. Lives in London.
Otobong Nkanga
b. Kano, 1974. Lives and works in Antwerp.
Pélagie Gbaguidi
b. Dakar, 1965. Lives and works in Brussels.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Pol Taburet
b. Paris, 1997. Lives and works in Paris.
This participation is supported by Institut français inside its IF Incontournable program.
Treasured Okoyomon
b. London, 1993. Lives in New York.
Raukura Turei
b. Aotearoa, 1987. Lives in Aotearoa.
Raven Chacon with Iggor Cavalera & Laima Leyton
b. Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, 1977. Lives in New York.
b. Belo Horizonte, 1970. Lives in London.
b. São Paulo, 1977. Lives in London.
Rebeca Carapiá
b. Salvador, 1988.
Richianny Ratovo
b. Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1995. Lives in Antananarivo.
Ruth Ige
b. Nigeria, 1992. Lives in Auckland.
Sadikou Oukpedjo
b. Kétao, 1975. Lives and works in Abidjan.
Sallisa Rosa
b. Goiânia, 1986. Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.
Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide)
b. Busan, 1977. Lives in Berlin.
Sérgio Soarez
b. Salvador, 1968. Lives in Salvador.
Sertão Negro
Based in 2021, Goiânia.
Sharon Hayes
b. Baltimore, 1970. Lives in Philadelphia.
Shuvinai Ashoona
b. Kinngait, 1961. Lives and works in Kinngait.
Simnikiwe Buhlungu
b. Johannesburg, 1995. Lives in Johannesburg and Amsterdam.
Track Dong
b. Beijing, 1966. Lives and works in Beijing.
Suchitra Mattai
b. Georgetown, 1973. Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Tanka Fonta
b. Buea, 1966. Lives in Berlin.
Thania Petersen
b. Cape City, 1980. Lives and works in Cape City.
Theo Eshetu
b. London. Lives between Berlin, and Rome.
Théodore Diouf
b. Djigod, 1949. Lives in Zurich.
Theresah Ankomah
b. Accra. Lives and works in Accra.
Trương Công Tùng
b. Daklak, 1986. Lives in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis.
This participation is supported by Tanoto.
Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn
b. Saigon, 1976. Lives in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis and Irvine.
Vilanismo
Based in 2021, São Paulo.
Werewere Liking
b. Ngombas Bondé, 1950. Lives in Abidjan.
Wolfgang Tillmans
b. Remscheid, 1968. Lives in Berlin and London.
Zózimo Bulbul
b. Rio de Janeiro, 1937 – d. 2013.
At Casa do Povo
Alexandre Paulikevitch
b. Beirute, 1982.
Boxe Autônomo
Based in 2015, São Paulo.
Dorothée Munyaneza
b. Kigali, 1982.
Marcelo Evelin
b. Teresina, 1962.
MEXA
Based in 2015, São Paulo.
