Adriana Varejão and Rosana Paulino will represent Brazil at the 61st Venice Biennale, scheduled to open in May 2026.
'“Rosana Paulino’s work and mine,” Varejão said in statement, “intersect in the power of colonial wounds, a subject that structures the DNA of our works and runs through our research in a visceral way. I hope to develop a unique dialogue with Rosana that also connects with the architecture of the Pavilion, expanding the possibilities of our artistic paths.”'
'“Together, Paulino and Varejão historically represent the most revolutionary aspects of the presence of women in the field of national art,” Lima said in a statement. “Their poetics, in harmony and friction, echo the struggles of social movements and democracy, without ever losing the sensitive capacity to amaze and surprise us with high-level technical quality.”'
Image: Portrait of Adriana VarejãoPhoto by Tinko Czetwertynski
