Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.by Mercedes Ezquiaga
With an invitation to reflect on what it means to “be human”—a practice, an action, a way of inhabiting the world—the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, Latin America’s most important art event, curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, opened its doors to the public on September 6, 2025 and will run until January 11, 2026. The Cameroon-born and Berlin-based curator, author and biotechnologist is the founder of arts space SAVVY Contemporary and the current director and chief curator of Haus der Kulturen der Welt. This edition of the Bienal de São Paulo brings together more than 120 artists from five continents under the theme Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice, inspired by a verse by Afro-Brazilian poet Conceição Evaristo.