Paulo Post-Future

At the invitation of the Cultural Relations Committee, I selected the artists for the biennial in São Paulo, and together we undertook projects in the biennial pavilion and the city, working with national coordinator Jenny Haughton, Artworking (Dublin), Alvaro Petrillo (Brazil), and other local coordinators. As a rule only one national artist was allowed to represent each country, but after some negotiation I got permission to include all the artists with the agreement of Alfons Hug, Director of the 26th São Paulo Bienal.  Supported by the Department of Art, Sport & Tourism and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion. 

​The official catalogue of the 26th Bienal de São Paulo, 2004, is available on ISSUU. This was the last year that the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo invited national participations.

Stephen Loughman, Paintings

Stephen Loughman showed Paintings at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, the main building built by Oscar Niemeyer and used by the Bienal since 1957.

Dennis McNulty, Alpha 60

Dennis McNulty presented Alpha 60, a project in several parts; a CD relased by local label Bizarre Music, a live sound performance at the swimming pool Conjunto Desportivo Baby Barioni, a live sound performance at Galeria Vermelho, with minima; a live sound performance under the Marquise stretching from the Ciccllio Matarazzo Pavilion into Ibirapuera Park, and a website Alpha60.info. Dennis McNulty was again invited to participate in the 28th Bienal by Adjunct Curator, Ana Paula Cohen, where he presented Weightless Days in collaboration with artists/designers Detanico Lain and dancers Megumi Matsumoto and Takeshi Yazaki.

​desperate optimists, Civic Life / Moore Street

desperate optimists screened their 35 mm anamorphic film, Civic Life: Moore Street (with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles) at CineSesc, Rua Augusta. At the same time, the film was screened at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, facilitated by Alfons Hug.