The Origins of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo

Speaker(s): Jacopo Crivelli Visconti
Duration: 4 min
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Though it’s dark, still I sing, Works from the 34th Bienal de São Paulo marked the Bienal’s first presentation in both Europe and France. On view at LUMA Arles from 2022 to 2023 in Les Forges, the exhibition brought together a selection of works exploring perception and transformation while examining the ways multiple realities can coexist. Installations, sound pieces, paintings, videos, photographs, and letters unfolded into a journey shaped by a wide range of forms and narratives.

What inspired the title Though it’s dark, still I sing? How did this exhibition come about? Why was it presented in Arles? And why does it resonate as a symbol of resistance in both Brazil and Europe?

Recorded at the exhibition's opening, this conversation with Jacopo Crivelli Visconti, Chief Curator of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo, explores the origins of the project and how its meaning evolves as it is experienced in a new context.