International Weekend 2023 – Program

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Check out the full program for the International Weekend 2023, that takes place on October 28–29, 2023, at the Bienal Pavilion, in São Paulo, Brazil.

This agenda is subject to change. Last updated: October 27, 2023. Please stay tuned for WhatsApp notifications about any changes to the schedule.

Saturday, October 28

10 am – 11 am
Coffee break, integration and welcome remarks
with Antonio Lessa, C.O.O. of the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
at Café Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Julho – MSTC and Auditorium, blue floor

11 am – 12:30 pm
Performance A Phrase That Fits by Will Rawls
at green floor

11 am – 12:30 pm
Mediated visit – route 1: selected works
at Mediation Area, green floor
(maximum capacity: 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis. A mediated tour along the same route will be offered at 5 pm)

12 pm – 12:50 pm
Musical presentation
by Check Accordion Trio
at Ibahim Mahama’s work, green floor

12:30 pm – 2 pm
Lunch offered by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
at Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Julho – MSTC, mezzanine

3 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel Conversations with absences with Gustavo Caboco and guests
at the Auditorium, blue floor

4 pm – 5 pm
Performance DENDORÍ: Detours for Dispersal with Ricardo Aleixo
between the works of Edgar Calel and Benvenuto Chavajay, blue floor

5 pm – 6:30 pm
Mediated visit – route 1: selected works
at Mediation Area, green floor
(maximum capacity: 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis)

6:30 pm – 8:50 pm
Special movie session:
Kidlat Tahimik’s Perfumed Nightmare, 1977 (95′)
Kidlat Tahimik’s Memories of Overdevelopment, 2021 (35’)
at the Auditorium, blue floor

8 pm – 9 pm
Performance DENDORÍ: A Year among Humans with Ricardo Aleixo
between the works of Edgar Calel and Benvenuto Chavajay, blue floor

Sunday, October 29

10 am – 11 am
Mediated visit – route 2: selected works
at Mediation Area, green floor
(maximum capacity: 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis. A mediated tour along the same route will be offered at 5 pm)

10 am – 7 pm
LGBTQIAP+ Indie Producers’ Fair
at Sauna Lésbica’s work (lounge Bienal) and parking lot

11:30 am – 12:30 pmm
Curator talk with Hélio Menezes
at the Auditorium, blue floor

12:30 pm – 2 pm
Lunch break
We suggest you check out the restaurants in and around the Park, organized in order of distance from the Bienal:

Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Julho – MSTC (official restaurant of the Bienal de São Paulo, inside the Bienal Pavilion)
Varanda Bienal (outside the Bienal Pavilion, with kiosks offering snacks and quick meals)
Prêt no MAM (free buffet with quality ingredients inside the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art)
Selvagem (signature menu with Brazilian ingredients)
NaNaYa (Japanese-influenced obento and snacks at the Japanese Pavilion)
Sabiá do Parque (daily dishes in the middle of nature, near the Planetarium and the Afro Brasil Museum)
Madureira Sucos (omelettes, juices and healthy meals)

2 pm – 3 pm
Talk about the architecture of the exhibition
with Vão Arquitetura
at the Auditorium, blue floor

3 pm – 4:30 pm
Mediated visit – route 2: selected works
at Mediation Area, green floor
(maximum capacity: 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis)

3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Special movie session
Bloomberg presents: Stories from the Bienal episodes 1 to 6 (180’)

4 pm – 5 pm
Artist talk
with Rommulo Vieira Conceição
at Ibrahim Mahama’s work, green floor

5 pm – 6:30 pm
Performance DENDORÍ: What feet think about when they’re away from the ball
with Ricardo Aleixo
between the works of Edgar Calel and Benvenuto Chavajay, blue floor

5 pm – 7 pm
Farewell drinks
at Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Julho – MSTC, mezzanine

Additional benefits

Your welcome kit includes:

Credential and pin (for integration, networking and identification in partner museums and cultural facilities);
Printed version of the cultural guide;
Mini ecobag;
Notepad;
Pen.

Your credential will provide free and/or facilitated access to the following museums and cultural spaces exclusively on October 28-29:

Final remarks

Please be advised that dates are subject to change or cancellation. Before making arrangements such as airline tickets, transfers, and accommodation, we kindly recommend seeking updates and confirmation from our team. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo cannot assume responsibility for any expenses incurred by participants in order to attend the International Weekend 2023. The activities described to take place in the 35th Bienal de São Paulo will be offered free of charge.

Upon collecting your credential, you authorize the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo to use your image (including appearance, voice and any other aspect of the image) obtained in a recording containing an appearance, statement or interview. This authorization operates without any time limitation and universally and free of charge for use by the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo in association with its activities and events, in any medium and form.