The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has appointed Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca as chief curators for the 37th Bienal de São Paulo, scheduled for 2027 at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo in Ibirapuera Park. Carneiro, a curator at MASP since 2018 and an artistic organizer for the 2024 Venice Biennale, and Fonseca, a visual arts curator at Culturgest and curator-at-large at the Denver Art Museum, will lead the largest visual arts event in Latin America.
The appointment signals a return to a Brazilian-led curatorial tradition after recent editions experimented with international or collective models. This matters because the Bienal de São Paulo is one of the world's three most important biennials, and the choice of two prominent Brazilian curators—both with strong international ties—reflects a strategic balance between local roots and global dialogue, shaping the direction of contemporary art discourse in Latin America and beyond.