34th Bienal de São Paulo

Vista da exposição de [view of the exhibition by] Alfredo Jaar, no [at the] Sesc Pompeia , parte da rede da [part of the partners institutions of the] 34ª Bienal de São Paulo. © Everton Ballardin / Sesc Pompeia

An anthological exhibition by Alfredo Jaar (1956, Santiago, Chile), one of the most important Chilean contemporary artists.

An artist, architect and filmmaker, Jaar is best known for his installations, which generally involve photographs and deal with sociopolitical themes. His work has been shown extensively around the world. He participated in the 42nd, 52nd, 53rd and 55th editions of the Venice Biennale (1986, 2007, 2009, 2013); the 19th, 20th and 29th editions of the Bienal de São Paulo Paulo; and Documenta VIII and XI (Kassel, Germany). He has carried out more than 70 public interventions throughout the world and lives in New York (USA).

Curatorship: Moacir dos Anjos

Learn more about the artist here.

Caroline A. Jones, Eyesight Alone: Clement Greenberg’s Modernism and the Bureaucratization of the Senses (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005).
Greenberg’s Modernism and the Bureaucratization of the Senses (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005).