Thiago de Paula Souza (Taboão da Serra, SP), is a curator and researcher graduated in Social Sciences. He is currently a member of the curatorial team of the 3rd edition of Frestas – Sorocaba Arts Triennale, organized by SESC – SP. He participated in the Propositions for Non-Fascist-Living program, organized by BAK (base voor actuele kunst), in Utrecht. At the same institution he was also responsible for curating Tony Cokes: To Live as Equals, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the Netherlands. With the curator Gabi Ngcobo, he created the platform I’ve seen your face before, part of the Goethe-Institut’s Ecos do Atlântico Sul project. He was an educator at the Afro Brasil Museum, in São Paulo, and a member of the curatorial team for We Don’t Need Another Hero, the 10th Berlin Biennial. His curatorial and collaborative practice is interested in how contemporary art can articulate negotiation platforms, which even in an ephemeral way contribute to the reorganization of the way we understand the world today.
Guest curator Pivô Research 2020 Cycle III / Beck’s