Sao Paulo's Art Biennial

The Venice Art Biennial. The Sao Paulo Art Biennial. The Whitney Biennial. The Belo Horizonte International Graffiti Biennial. Wait — hold up. The Belo what-what? New to join the line of art biennials is an event in one of Brazil’s biggest cities, geared specifically for graffiti heads but testament to the country’s support of street artists, which comes at the same time as press is drumming up excitement for the Art Biennal due to set fire to Sao Paulo later this year. The Graffiti Biennial will be a nine-day, history-setting expo (starting August 30) that promises 60 selected graffiti artists including Tinho, most of them Brazilian but a few culled from around the world. Exhibits, seminars and music shows will make up the event. Sao Paulo’s Art Biennial has become one of the most important among its kind in recent years, and if all goes well, the Graffiti Biennial idea could spawn across the world. Doesn’t the “Venice International Graffiti Biennial” have a nice ring to it?