Raphael Fonseca to curate 14th Mercosur Biennial with youngest team ever
Raphael Fonseca, who has served as a curator at the Denver Art Museum since 2021, has been named chief curator for the fourteenth Mercosur Biennial, set to launch in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in September 2024. He will collaborate with Tiago Sant’Ana and Yina Jiménez Suriel, both in their twenties, marking the youngest curatorial team in the event's history. Although the theme remains undisclosed, Fonseca highlighted the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic during Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, emphasizing that large biennials mirror their contemporary context. Additionally, he is co-curating the 22nd Contemporary Art Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil in São Paulo, which opens in October 2024. Anna Mattos and Marina Feldens will oversee the public programme in Porto Alegre, while education projects will be managed by artist Andréa Hygino and educator Michele Ziegt.
Key facts
- Raphael Fonseca is chief curator of the 14th Mercosur Biennial
- Biennial opens September 2024 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Tiago Sant’Ana and Yina Jiménez Suriel are assistant curators, both born in the 1990s
- Fonseca is 35 years old
- No theme has been released yet
- Fonseca referenced COVID-19 pandemic under Jair Bolsonaro
- Fonseca has been curator at Denver Art Museum since 2021
- Fonseca is also curating the 22nd Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial in São Paulo with Renée Akitelek Mboya, opening October 2024
- Anna Mattos and Marina Feldens head the public programme
- Andréa Hygino and Michele Ziegt coordinate education projects
Entities
Artists
- Raphael Fonseca
- Tiago Sant'Ana
- Yina Jiménez Suriel
- Renée Akitelek Mboya
- Anna Mattos
- Marina Feldens
- Andréa Hygino
- Michele Ziegt
Institutions
- Denver Art Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói
- Sesc_Videobrasil
Locations
- Porto Alegre
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo
- Denver
- Niterói