Activation – I don’t know what fraternal oaths the boys made – Vilanismo

On September 6 and 7, the opening weekend of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, Vilanismo’s work Os meninos não sei que juras fraternas fizeram [I don’t know what fraternal vows the boys made] will be activated. The event will take place throughout the Bienal’s opening weekend, on the second floor. It will remain active throughout the exhibition period.

Vilanismo (founded in 2021, São Paulo) is a collective of twelve Black men focused on creating spaces of resistance and affirmation within the art circuit. They value ancestral knowledge, Afro-Indigenous experiences, and collaborative construction, emphasizing autonomy and sustainable approaches. Through their work, they reject historical stereotypes and fetishes imposed on Black bodies, subverting normative expectations and celebrating cultural abundance. The group has participated in events such as Baile do Vilanismo (Edifício Misericórdia, São Paulo) and the “Black Masculinities” conversation-performance (Instituto Moreira Salles, São Paulo). It is now made up of Diego Crux, Ramo, Renan Teles, Carinhoso, Guto Oca, Rodrigo Zaim, Rafa Black, Robson Marques, Denis Moreira, and Daniel Ramos.

This participation is supported by The Order of New Arts.

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Activation – I don’t know what fraternal oaths the boys made – Vilanismo
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
September 6–7, 2025
Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 10am–6pm
2nd Pavement
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion
Parque Ibirapuera, gate 3
Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n
São Paulo, SP
free admission