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Notes : [ For the first time in its history the Bienal Internacional de São Paulo brings together artists from 75 countries. We have good reason to believe that this is the largest number of nations represented at a single art show – one that, in the postwar period, was created to provide the art world a reference situated outside the hegemonic centers. Why transfer a part of the responsibility of the pioneering Biennale di Venezia to a city that in those days was still lost in the southern hemisphere and seeking its own identity? Time was to justify the entrepreneurial boldness of the exhibition’s masterminding and, ultimately, all unfavorable conditions were to become favorable. The exuberant flourishing of the Bienal de São Paulo is due mainly to our city’s cosmopolitan and receptive nature. Throughout the years the industrial vocation of São Paulo has attracted all kinds of modernizing elements, from equipment to social claims. Successive waves of immigration have driven off the ghost of agrarian and provincial ruling and its oligarchic organization. Today the Italian, Japanese, Korean and Syrian-Lebanese immigrant communities the city is home to are among the largest of the world. Tolerance is the greatest asset of the city’s population and the key for understanding the success of its international art show. In the 1950s and 1960s, numerous more-developed countries launched similar programs, without results. Currently we are witnessing a different situation worldwide. Biennial art shows have been springing up in various countries. In Africa and South Korea, mega-exhibitions feature a synthesis of both their regional art as well as the art of other parts of the world. Nowadays, the creation of biennial art shows somewhat resembles the foundation of cities – it is a mythical enterprise with a symbolic meaning that rules the destiny of those that plant its seeds. For instance, whereas Johannesburg nourishes the dream of an African integration, Kwangju seeks to promote the coexistence of art and technology. Each of these dreams attests to the fact that human existence is an endless task.
Given its precedence over the more-recent biennials (Havana, Istanbul, Sidney, Cairo, Cuenca and Ljubljana, in addition to those mentioned above), the Bienal Internacional de São Paulo is in a position to draw a few conclusions. Time has consolidated its character, which is at the same time particular and universal. It is particular in that it entails the strengthening of art institutions and meets the expectations of a demanding public; it is universal in that it does away with false differences, abolishes endogeny and invigorates democratic ideals. A seasoned, long-standing biennial such as ours is a forever shining star that guides voyagers along their current and future paths. Edemar Cid Ferreira chairman of the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo source: http://www.uol.com.br/23bienal/paises/ipp.htm ] Artistes exposés: ABATH Ciro ; BARAKAT Tayseer ; BLAZESKA Violeta / RABULOSKI Bogdan ; BLUM PINTO Xavier ; BOSHOFF Willem ; BOXER David Wayne ; BOYADJIEV Bojidar ; BRANCH Winston ; BRUGUERAS Tania ; BURNSIDE Stan / BEADLE John / BURNSIDE Jackson ; CALDAS Waltercio ; CANAS Carlos ; CAPELLAN Tony ; CARRILHO Nelson ; CAVENAGO Umberto ; CHICHKAN Illya ; CLAASSEN Tom ; CORNET Heleen ; DEMUR Boris ; DUVAL-CARRIE Edouard ; FINK Christoph ; GARCIA SEVILLA Ferrán ; GARDNER Joscelyn ; HESKE Marianne ; HO Siu-Kee ; HUME Gary ; HYDES Bendel ; JIAO Yingqi ; JORARSAA ; KESKK'LA Ando ; KLASMER Gabriel ; KOBAYASHI Masato ; KOLLER Július ; LATAMIE Marc ; LAWAETZ Roy ; LEMMERZ Christian ; LEOGANE Lucien ; LEWITT Sol ; LOMBARDI Inés ; MADI Hussein ; MEZZA Gonzalo ; MOFFATT Tracey ; MOSTAFA Ramzi ; NAVRIDIS Nikos ; NEVALAINEN Pekka ; NGUI Matthew ; O'KELLY Alanna ; OTERO Néstor ; PADILLA AYESTA Ezequiel ; PALMA Luis González ; PARASKOS Stass ; PATATITCS Alexandru ; PENALVA João ; RESTREPO José Alejandro ; ROBINOT Roseman ; RODRIGUEZ Juan Luis ; RONDINONE Ugo ; SACCO Graciela ; SECHAS Alain ; SILVA DELGADO Leandro ; SIRAIT Marintan ; SOTO Jesus Rafael ; SPATUZZA Carlo ; SUTER Gerardo ; THO Tran ; TOKESHI NAMIZATO Eduardo ; TSCHOO-SU Kim ; URBINATI ; VAN ; VARL SIMONCIC Petra ; VERESS Zsolt [Csaba Nemes] ; VIDOVA-ZACKOVA Janka ; VON HAUSSWOLFF Annika ; WOLFF Carl Emmanuel ; ZELENKA Rodney R. |
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ABATH Ciro
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BARAKAT Tayseer
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BLAZESKA Violeta / RABULOSKI Bogdan
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BLUM PINTO Xavier
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BOSHOFF Willem
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BOXER David Wayne
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BOYADJIEV Bojidar
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BRANCH Winston
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BRUGUERAS Tania
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BURNSIDE Stan / BEADLE John / BURNSIDE Jackson
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CALDAS Waltercio
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CANAS Carlos
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CAPELLAN Tony
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CARRILHO Nelson
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CAVENAGO Umberto
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CHICHKAN Illya
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CLAASSEN Tom
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CORNET Heleen
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DEMUR Boris
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DUVAL-CARRIE Edouard
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FINK Christoph
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GARCIA SEVILLA Ferrán
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GARDNER Joscelyn
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HESKE Marianne
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HO Siu-Kee
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HUME Gary
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HYDES Bendel
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JIAO Yingqi
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JORARSAA
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KESKK'LA Ando
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KLASMER Gabriel
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KOBAYASHI Masato
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KOLLER Július
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LATAMIE Marc
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LAWAETZ Roy
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LEMMERZ Christian
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LEOGANE Lucien
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LEWITT Sol
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LOMBARDI Inés
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MADI Hussein
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MEZZA Gonzalo
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MOFFATT Tracey
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MOSTAFA Ramzi
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NAVRIDIS Nikos
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NEVALAINEN Pekka
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NGUI Matthew
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O'KELLY Alanna
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OTERO Néstor
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PADILLA AYESTA Ezequiel
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PALMA Luis González
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PARASKOS Stass
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PATATITCS Alexandru
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PENALVA João
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RESTREPO José Alejandro
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ROBINOT Roseman
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RODRIGUEZ Juan Luis
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RONDINONE Ugo
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SACCO Graciela
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SECHAS Alain
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SILVA DELGADO Leandro
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SIRAIT Marintan
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SOTO Jesus Rafael
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SPATUZZA Carlo
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SUTER Gerardo
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THO Tran
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TOKESHI NAMIZATO Eduardo
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TSCHOO-SU Kim
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URBINATI
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VAN
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VARL SIMONCIC Petra
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VERESS Zsolt [Csaba Nemes]
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VIDOVA-ZACKOVA Janka
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VON HAUSSWOLFF Annika
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WOLFF Carl Emmanuel
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ZELENKA Rodney R.
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