The Bienal de São Paulo has appointed Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca as chief curators for its 37th edition, opening in fall 2027. Both are Brazilian curators: Carneiro is a curator at MASP and previously assisted Adriano Pedrosa on the Venice Biennale's main exhibition; Fonseca, based in Lisbon, also curates the Taiwan Pavilion in Venice and works at Culturgest and the Denver Art Museum. The selection follows the success of Cameroonian curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung's 2023 edition.
The appointment signals a deliberate return to local curatorial leadership for Latin America's largest art event, reflecting the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo's conviction that Brazilian curators can maintain the biennial's global relevance. It also highlights a new generation of Brazilian curators gaining international prominence, with Fonseca's simultaneous roles at multiple institutions underscoring the growing interconnectedness of biennial circuits.