The 36th Bienal de São Paulo arrives in Chile with a timely meditation on memory, dignity and belonging.

18 June 2016

This July, Santiago becomes the latest site for a vital transcontinental conversation as the itinerant programme of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo: ‘Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice’ opens at Centro Cultural La Moneda. Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and André Pitol, the exhibition brings together 19 artists whose works probe the conditions of being human in a world marked by displacement, erasure and resistance.

Drawing together voices from across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia, the exhibition unfolds through photography, installation, textile, film and archival practices. Works by artists including Akinbode Akinbiyi, Ernest Cole, Myrlande Constant, Malika Agueznay, Julianknxx and Théodore Diouf engage histories of migration, memory and collective struggle while opening space for alternative imaginaries of coexistence.

At the heart of the Bienal’s curatorial proposition lies a compelling question: what if humanity were understood not as a fixed condition, but as an ongoing practice? In Santiago, that question resonates with particular urgency, inviting audiences into a shared reflection on justice, care and the fragile architectures of belonging. On view from 7 July to 4 October 2026, the exhibition offers not merely an encounter with contemporary art, but a rehearsal for more humane futures.

This exhibition will be on view  at the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Chile from 3 July to 4 October 2026.