Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca have been named curators of the 2027 Bienal de São Paulo. Carneiro, a curator at MASP since 2018, has organized solo exhibitions for artists including Santiago Yahuarcani, Beatriz Milhazes, and Sonia Gomes, and was part of Adriano Pedrosa’s curatorial team for the 2024 Venice Biennale. Fonseca, visual arts programmer at Culturgest and curator-at-large at the Denver Art Museum, is currently curating the Taiwan Pavilion for the 2026 Venice Biennale and co-curating the 3rd Counterpublic Triennial. He also curated the 2025 Bienal do Mercosul.
The appointment matters because the Bienal de São Paulo is one of the world’s most influential contemporary art exhibitions, and the selection of two Brazilian curators signals a continued emphasis on local perspectives within a global context. Both curators bring extensive experience with historically marginalized artists and international biennials, suggesting the 2027 edition will likely foreground decolonial narratives and cross-cultural dialogue. Their shared personal connection to the Bienal—both cite formative encounters with past editions—adds a layer of institutional continuity and emotional resonance to the announcement.