Geopolitical Strategies in the Arts: The British Council and British Representation at the Venice and São Paulo Biennials (1950s-1960s)

Authors

  • Maria de Fátima Morethy Couto Unicamp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/imagem.v5i2.20189

Keywords:

Geopolitics in the visual arts, British Council, Venice Biennial, São Paulo Biennial, cultural diplomacy

Abstract

This article is related to a Thematic Project developed with support from Fapesp (Process 2022/12333-3), which aims to map and analyze the international visual arts exhibitions that circulated in Brazil and other South American countries between 1948 and 1978. The article discusses the role played by the British Council in the international art circuit of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing primarily on the choices made by the organization for the British representation at the Venice Biennale and the São Paulo Biennial. It seeks to demonstrate the connection between the selections made for these events and to highlight the achievements of the strategies developed by the British Council during that period.

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Published

2024-12-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Artistic and artistic-cultural relations between the United Kingdom and Brazil

Section

Thematic Dossier

How to Cite

Couto, M. de F. M. (2024). Geopolitical Strategies in the Arts: The British Council and British Representation at the Venice and São Paulo Biennials (1950s-1960s). Imagem: Revista De História Da Arte, 5(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.34024/imagem.v5i2.20189