The São Paulo Biennial Is the Calm Before a Storm

Even as it privileges quiet reflection, the show’s 36th edition cannot fully contain the frictions and instabilities that surround and infuse it.

The São Paulo Biennial Is the Calm Before a Storm
Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, "Macuto" (2025), installation composed of printed fabric and printed cut-out metal (all photos Ela Bittencourt/Hyperallergic)