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Melissa Chemam

Artistic exchange between Brazil and Angola aims to reclaim colonial ties

installation by Trinh T. Minh-ha during the exhibition of the 35th São Paulo Biennial at the National Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia, in August 2024. © Christian Eugenio / Bienal de Sao Paulo

For the first time in its 73-year history, the Sao Paulo Biennial is taking artworks to the African continent with a travelling showcase in Angola. The event's curators told RFI they hope the project will highlight long-standing correspondences between Angola and Brazil, united by a shared colonial past.

The 35th Biennial is the first to go to Africa as part of the travelling exhibitions programme established by the Sao Paulo show, one of the biggest art events in the southern hemisphere.

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