The Orangerie in Grüneburgpark digitally exhibits Israeli and Palestinian artists.

Moving art, free and outdoors. And can be viewed at any time with the free ‘Wava’ app, right in the centre of the park: four video works by four Israeli and Palestinian artists provide insights into their different worlds, customs, culture and traumas.

The 'Conjugations' and 'Apparitions' programmes at this year's edition will feature activations curated by global institutions and showcase AR works around the world.

“Apparitions” opens a door. It gestures toward a future in which exhibition-making might no longer be bound to white cubes, national pavilions, or shipping containers. But for that future to be genuinely plural, just like the traditional art world, it must confront the metaphysics of its tools. This means designing interfaces that reflect diverse spatial ontologies, rather than imposing a universal structure. It involves exploring curatorial models that prioritize situated accountability over symbolic visibility, grounding practice in context rather than spectacle. And it requires building infrastructure that resists platform monopolies and invites co-creation—not just passive participation—ensuring that the tools of exhibition are as open and plural as the visions they seek to hold. In doing so, “Apparitions” might not only scatter images across the globe—it might contribute to the redistribution of curatorial power, epistemic agency, and aesthetic sovereignty.

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo, this autumn is bringing new ground with Apparitions, a global augmented reality (AR) exhibition powered by WAVA. Now underway, this ambitious project takes art beyond museum walls, allowing people across the world to experience the Bienal in their own environments. Using the WAVA app, viewers can encounter artworks that appear through AR in real-world public spaces.