Ana Pi's Collaborative Installation Opens 35th São Paulo Biennial, Highlighting Intergenerational Candomblé Dialogue
At the 35th São Paulo Biennial, visitors are welcomed by a joint installation created by artist Ana Pi and Candomblé priest Taata Kwa Nkisi Mutá Imê. This artwork features a dynamic metal structure exceeding seven meters in height, equipped with four antennas and adorned with symbolic elements such as cowrie shells and screens showcasing images. Pi and Taata journeyed thousands of kilometers to collect materials from institutions like the Instituto Fundamental da África Negra in Dakar and the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. Pi, who also choreographs for Julien Creuzet's projects, emphasizes the Biennial's focus on diverse worldviews and the importance of acknowledging over 700,000 un-mourned deaths. The Biennial coincides with various exhibitions throughout Brazil.
Key facts
- Ana Pi created an installation with Candomblé priest Taata Kwa Nkisi Mutá Imê for the 35th São Paulo Biennial.
- The work features a 7-meter-tall metal structure with antennas, cowrie shells, and recorded voice.
- Research involved travel to institutions in Dakar, Paris, and Ouidah, Benin.
- Pi also choreographed for Julien Creuzet's Biennial piece.
- She highlights the Biennial's post-pandemic context and remembrance of over 700,000 deaths.
- The Galeria Galatea Salvador presents 'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste' from January 30 to May 30.
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo hosts 'Greve Negra Já!' from February 24 to April 26.
- Sesc Sorocaba stages the 4th 'Frestas – Trienal de Artes' from February 27 to August 16.
Entities
Artists
- Ana Pi
- Taata Kwa Nkisi Mutá Imê
- Julien Creuzet
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Luciano Feijão
- Júlio Bittencourt
- Marlene Barros
- Claudia Alarcón
- Deborah Paiva
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- Thalita Hamaoui
- Rogério Medeiros
- Rafael Hayashi
- Lázaro Roberto
- Ivald Granato
- Felipe Rezende
- Andrea Brazil
- Darks Miranda
- Flávia Metzler
- Ivan Cardoso
- Yuli Yamagata
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Mestre Didi
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- Anna Atkins
- Elizabeth B. Brownell
- Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
- Annette Messager
- Angèle Etoundi Essamba
- Hiromix
- Claudia Andujar
- Maureen Bisilliat
- Gretta Sarfaty
- Vilma Slomp
- Claudia Jaguaribe
- Anna Mariani
- Stefania Bril
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Cao Guimarães
- Marcelo Silveira
- Maria Noujaim
- Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
- Ludwig Riedel
- Néster Rubtsov
- Aimé-Adrien Taunay
- Hercule Florence
- Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
- Lalo de Almeida
- Paula Sampaio
- Miguel Chikaoka
- João Pompeu
- Abdias Nascimento
- Alberto Henschel
Institutions
- 35ª Bienal de São Paulo
- Instituto Fundamental da África Negra
- Musée du Quai Branly
- Museu das Artes e Civilizações da África, Ásia, Oceania e Américas
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Nara Roesler
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
- Sesc Sorocaba
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
- MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
- Janaina Torres Galeria
- FAMA Museu
- IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
- 10×10 Photobooks
- Simões de Assis
- Galeria Estúdio Reverso
- NND|Azeco
- DAN Galeria
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
- Instituto Hercule Florence
- Documenta Pantanal
- Centro Maria Antônia da USP
- Fonte
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- Itaú Cultural
- Pinacoteca de São Paulo (Pina Luz)
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Ilê Asipá
- Phi Projetos
- Cinnamon
- Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
- Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
- El Espacio 23
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
- Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- Ateliê Marlene Barros
- Coletivo ZBM
- Silät
- Roesler Hotel
- Coleção Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
- Midiateca Capixaba
- Universidade de Aveiro
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- SP-Arte
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Paris
- France
- Ouidah
- Benin
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Sorocaba
- Rio de Janeiro
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- La Puntana
- Argentina
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay
- Campo Grande
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Itu
- Nova York
- United States
- Tóquio
- Japan
- Mumbai
- India
- Pequim
- China
- Jacarta
- Indonesia
- Aveiro
- Portugal
- Miami
- Florida
- USA
- Fortaleza
- Ceará
- Algarve
- Porto Feliz
- Amazônia
- Pantanal
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Los Angeles
- California
- Madri
- Spain
- Amsterdã
- Netherlands