Lisette Lagnado to Co-Curate 11th Berlin Biennale with Latin American Team in 2020
In 2020, Lisette Lagnado will collaborate with María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, and Agustín Pérez Rubio to co-curate the 11th Berlin Biennale. This marks Lagnado's second biennial, following her involvement in the 27th São Paulo Biennial in 2006. Notably, this edition will be the second led by Latin Americans, succeeding Juan Gaitán's 2014 edition. The curatorial team emphasizes transgressive practices from Latin America. Previously, Pérez Rubio was at the helm of Malba, where he improved the visibility of female artists and curated 'Memórias inapagáveis' in 2014. Lagnado co-curated 'Desvios de la Deriva' in 2010 and directed the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage from 2014 to 2017. An independent commission selected the curators. Established in 1997, the Berlin Biennale receives around 3 million euros in funding from the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
Key facts
- Lisette Lagnado, María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, and Agustín Pérez Rubio will curate the 11th Berlin Biennale in 2020.
- This is the second Latin American-led Berlin Biennale, following Juan Gaitán's 2014 edition.
- Lagnado previously curated the 27th São Paulo Biennial in 2006, inspired by Roland Barthes and Hélio Oiticica.
- Pérez Rubio directed Malba for four years, emphasizing female artists like Claudia Andujar and educational initiatives.
- The curatorial team was selected by an independent commission including international figures like Doryun Chong and Adrienne Edwards.
- The Berlin Biennale's budget is about 3 million euros, while the São Paulo Biennial's is 26 million reais.
- The team will move to Berlin in early 2019, succeeding the 2018 edition curated by Gabi Ngcobo.
- Lagnado also co-curated a 2010 exhibition at Madrid's Museo Reina Sofía focusing on Flavio de Carvalho.
Entities
Artists
- Lisette Lagnado
- María Berríos
- Renata Cervetto
- Agustín Pérez Rubio
- Roland Barthes
- Hélio Oiticica
- Juan Gaitán
- Claudia Andujar
- Flavio de Carvalho
- Gabi Ngcobo
- Thiago de Paula Souza
- Doryun Chong
- Adrienne Edwards
- Reem Fadda
- Solange O. Farkas
- Krist Gruijthuijsen
- Miguel A. López
- Omer Fast
Institutions
- Berlin Biennale
- São Paulo Biennial
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba)
- Sesc Pompéia
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (Musac)
- Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
- Museo Reina Sofía
- KunstWerke (KW)
- German Federal Cultural Foundation
- M+
- Whitney Museum
- Associação Cultural Videobrasil
- TEOR/éTica
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Madrid
- Spain
- Castilla y León
- Rio de Janeiro
- Hong Kong
- New York
- San José