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17-498: SP-Arte was founded in 2005 by lawyer and art collector Fernanda Feitosa. Feitosa has stated her inspiration stemmed from "from the realization that Brazil, like other countries in the world that had consolidated art fairs, had a set of characteristics that are indicative of a good market: it is a large and central country in the South American region, with a very professional local art market, high-quality artistic production and

34-491: A high potential for growth in the art consumer market. All this points to the creation of an attractive and successful event with a strong impact on the community, like the international art fairs Art Basel, Frieze or ARCO." Adriano Pedrosa , artistic director of MASP, was in charge of the Curatorial Laboratory from 2012 to 2014, an initiative that encouraged young curators to develop exhibition projects within

51-547: A program of talks, editorial launches, and other events. In March 2023, Casa SP-Arte was founded in São Paulo as a permanent space whose purpose is to host exhibitions by partner galleries and events. The space occupies one of the residences designed by artist and architect Flávio de Carvalho (1899–1973) for Vila Modernista, in Jardins. The exhibition Hélio Oiticica: mundo-labirinto , in partnership with Gomide&Co, opened

68-792: Is an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy . Often described as "the Olympics of the art world ", participation in the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists. The festival has become a constellation of shows: a central exhibition curated by that year's artistic director, national pavilions hosted by individual nations, and independent exhibitions throughout Venice. The Biennale parent organization also hosts regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music, and theater. The 60th Biennale runs from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Adriano Pedrosa , curator of

85-653: Is an itinerary that includes open studios, talks with artists, and exhibition openings in the month of the fairs. Art and design galleries, independent spaces and studios participating in the event create a program that is open to the public. In 2014, SP-Arte held an edition of the fair in Brasília, hosting 35 national galleries at the Iguatemi Brasília shopping center as the first edition of SP-Arte outside São Paulo.Galleries from Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo participated. In addition to

102-604: Is titled Foreigners Everywhere drawn its name from a series of works made by the Paris-born and Palermo-based collective Claire Fontaine . During the Biennale, Pedrosa met with Pope Francis on his visit to the Holy See pavilion on April 28, 2024, the first time a pontiff has attended the international exhibition. In 2022 Pedrosa was awarded the Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence in 2023. Pedrosa

119-568: The São Paulo Museum of Art , served as the 60th Venice Biennale's artistic director. The central exhibition, Foreigners Everywhere , is based on outsider and marginalized figures. Pedrosa was the Biennale's first Latin American curator. Outside of the central, international exhibition, individual nations produce their own shows, known as pavilions, as their national representation. Nations that own their pavilion buildings, such as

136-519: The previous exhibition closed in 2022. First-time presenters at the Biennale included Benin, Ethiopia, Morocco, Senegal, and Tanzania. The Holy See had participated previously but 2024 marked the first papal Biennale visit. Scotland withdrew from this year's biennale. Russia had been disinvited from the previous Biennale for its invasion of Ukraine and, with the war ongoing , did not participate in 2024 either. Russia loaned its pavilion to Bolivia . The Israeli pavilion declined to open. As

153-696: The 2006 edition of the Bienal de São Paulo , as well as biennial exhibitions in Tijuana (2005); San Juan, Puerto Rico (2009); and Istanbul (2011, with Jens Hoffmann ). In 2013, he curated Hiwar, Conversations in Amman , a residency and conversations programme at the Khalid Shoman Foundation in Jordan, encompassing artists from countries including Angola, Brazil, Egypt, South Africa, Palestine and

170-605: The 30 housed on the Giardini, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in the Venice Arsenale and palazzos throughout the city. Each country selects artists to show at their pavilion, ostensibly with an eye to the Biennale's theme. There were 88 national pavilions at the 2024 Biennale, down from the high of 90 in 2019. Countries began to announce their national representatives soon after

187-609: The Biennale began, the pavilion's artist and curators announced that they would stay closed until there was a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war and all Hamas-abducted hostages were returned . During the Biennale's preview week, protesting artists demanded the boycott of the Israeli pavilion with leaflets and a flashmob . Two months earlier, Biennale organizers had rebuffed calls to exclude Israel and Iran, including an open letter with thousands of signatures. Highlight pavilions from

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204-701: The Philippines. Among Pedrosa's most well-known curated shows at MASP is Histórias , a series of shows at MASP each examining in depth a different theme, often a community or identity. These shows have included Histórias da Sexualidade (2017), focused on histories of sexuality ; Histórias Afro-Atlânticas (2018), focused on the African diaspora and legacy of the Transatlantic slave trade ; and Histórias Brasileiras (2022), focused on histories of Brazil. The 2024 Venice Biennale curated by Pedrosa

221-484: The event expanded and became SP-Arte Rotas Brasileiras. In 2022, SP-FOTO became SP-Arte Rotas Brasileiras, which focuses on selected individual and collective projects. The fair focuses on strengthening ties between artists, galleries, and institutions in and diversity of artistic production. SP-Arte Rotas Brasileiras takes place annually at ARCA, a 1940s industrial shed located in Vila Leopoldina, accompanied by

238-685: The fair and which included the participation of Marta Mestre, Bernardo Mosqueira, Tomás Toledo and Fernando Oliva. SP-Arte also organised artist residencies in partnership with other institutions: Delfina Foundation, in London, UK; Instituto Inclusartiz, in Rio de Janeiro; Kaaysá Art Residency, in São Sebastião; Residency Unlimited, in New York, USA; FLORA ars+natura in Tolima, Colombia. SP-Arte Circuit

255-753: The main SP-Arte event, between 2007 and 2019 SP-Foto took place.The event was held in August, corresponding to Photography Month in Brazil. The fair was initially held at the Iguatemi shopping mall and then moved to the JK Iguatemi shopping mall, both in São Paulo, hosting 44 exhibitors in its latest edition, including national and international galleries. These editions also featured meetings between curators, artists, and galleries and guided tours by experts. In 2022,

272-414: The program at the venue. Adriano Pedrosa Adriano Pedrosa (born 1965) is a Brazilian curator. He is the artistic director of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) and curated the 2024 Venice Biennale . From 2011 to 2014, Pedrosa was responsible for the artistic programs at SP-Arte, an art fair in São Paulo, under the leadership of its founder Fernanda Feitosa. Pedrosa was co-organizer of

289-574: Was listed at number 14 on ArtReview ' s "Power 100 List." This artist-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2024 Venice Biennale The 60th Venice Biennale is an international contemporary art exhibition held between April and November 2024. The Venice Biennale takes place every two years in Venice, Italy , with some limited exceptions. Artistic director Adriano Pedrosa curated its central exhibition, Foreigners Everywhere , and 88 countries contributed national pavilions . The Venice Biennale

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