This essay, written by the Curator Paulo Venancio Filho, gives an overview of the main Brazilian art movements that were present in the Bienal de São Paulo throughout its 60 years of existence, and constitute the development of what Venancio identifies as the Brazilian modern and contemporary tradition.

30 x Bienal - José Resende - English

Created in 1962, the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo is one of the most important international institutions of contemporary art promotion, and its impact on the development of Brazilian visual arts is notably recognized. The arts’ Bienal, its most important event, does not only present to different audiences the production of Brazilian and foreign artists, but it also attracts the world’s attention for contemporary art in our country.