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33rd Bienal de São Paulo: Affective Affinities

exhibition · 2026-04-24

The 33rd Bienal de São Paulo, titled 'Affective Affinities,' opened in São Paulo in September 2018, featuring works by artists including Zilvinas Landzbergas, Sofia Borges, Claudia Fontes, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Antonio Ballester Moreno, and Mark Dion. The exhibition included installation views and a special visitation for workers and their families during an employee brunch on September 2, 2018. The biennial is organized by the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo and was documented by photographers Leo Eloy, Pedro Ivo Trasferetti, and Daniel Malva.

Key facts

  • The 33rd Bienal de São Paulo ran from September 2018.
  • The title of the biennial is 'Affective Affinities'.
  • Artists featured include Zilvinas Landzbergas, Sofia Borges, Claudia Fontes, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Antonio Ballester Moreno, and Mark Dion.
  • A special visitation for workers and their families occurred on September 2, 2018.
  • Photographers Leo Eloy, Pedro Ivo Trasferetti, and Daniel Malva documented the event.
  • The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo organized the biennial.
  • The event took place in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • The biennial is a collective exhibition.

Entities

Artists

  • Zilvinas Landzbergas
  • Sofia Borges
  • Claudia Fontes
  • Wura-Natasha Ogunji
  • Antonio Ballester Moreno
  • Mark Dion

Institutions

  • Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
  • São Paulo Biennial Foundation
  • Estúdio Garagem
  • Contemporary And (C&)
  • Bienal de São Paulo
  • América Latina
  • Frestas – Art Triennial
  • Histories of Ecology
  • 2nd Bienal das Amazônias

Locations

  • São Paulo
  • Brazil

Sources