Biennial of Graffitti Fine Art
Also in São Paulo, an event aimed at the propagation of graffiti, the Bienal de Graffiti Fine Art, had its 5th edition this year – August 2022 – and took place at the Marta Traba gallery, part of the Memorial da América Latina in São Paulo, a city landmark signed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. With an area of one thousand square meters, it should be noted that the architectural project of the gallery, in itself, is already a work of art, as a single central column supports the entire construction, allowing the visitor, from the entrance, a view of the entire collection on display. Comprising two rooms, Galeria Marta Traba hosted an exhibition, where 61 artists, seven of whom were international, exhibited their works, including canvases, photographs and sculptures, in a mixture of street art lifestyle with technologies and culture, under the curatorship by artist Binho Ribeiro, another big name in Brazilian graffiti.
About this edition that also marked 10 years of the event, Binho, whose history in graffiti dates back to 1984, spoke about the work he does with so many young talents, presented at each Biennial, since new names are selected and never repeated. “It’s not easy. Being an artist isn’t easy, being young isn’t easy, talent isn’t easy, but I think my part as a curator is to orchestrate this talent, to polish this gem that is often rough, and at the Bienal I have that opportunity. I have artists who allow themselves this process of criticism and observation that I hope will be good for their career. There are others who are already very ready and, sometimes, they are already armored, however, they can also listen and we can make a tuning in the collective and that is very cool”, celebrates Ribeiro.
The Graffiti Fine Art Biennial brought together representatives from various states of the country, and from others as well, present with their experiences, techniques and, more than that, who brought and exhibited their culture and showed their origins. An opportunity, according to the curator, to share knowledge. “People from different cultures and social classes visit and take this experience to other people. I understand that Graffiti Fine Art is an attempt, or rather, it is a breaking of barriers that still exist in the universe of contemporary art and I think that these great curators who participate in great projects can also look at us, look at all these new talents in a different way. differentiated”, wishes Binho Ribeiro.