Thinking Blackness in Pan-American Artistic Networks: The Case of the Bienal de São Paulo

Art historian Bruno Pinheiro examines early editions of the Bienal de São Paulo (1951–59). Through a detailed discussion of the relationships between local interests and the ideals of Pan-Americanism, the author shows how racial questions became part of artistic and curatorial conversations as well as how the construction of Pan-American networks excluded Black artists.