Fórum Permanente's Track Record
1994
Creation of EIL- Electronic Interfaces Laboratory aimed at interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research in new media at NICA- ECA's Computer Science Center, which hosted and generated the first experiments with the Internet and WWW. ECA (Escola de Comunicações e Artes (School of Comunications and Arts) - University of São Paulo (USP)) has its first internet server named FLUSSER, a PC486 running on linux. (Research Coordinator: Martin Grossmann).
1995 - 1998
1996
March: Workshop virtual museum and creation of the museum of the (in)consequent collective (coord. workshop Martin Grossmann & Wayne Baerwald (Plug-In, Winnipeg, Canada).
NOTE: as a result of this workshop, the museum of the (in)consequent collective emerged, a museum created to operate in virtuality.
1998-2001
2003
October: Launching of Fórum Permanente by the Goethe-Institut (Joachim Bernauer - Cultural Director of the Goethe Institut São Paulo & Martin Grossmann ECA-USP).
October: Round-table at OCA- Ibirapuera, theme: The Museum of the 21st Century (portuguese only) with the participation of Sir Nicholas Serrota, director of the Tate Gallery of London, Great Britain; Ulrich Krempel, director of the Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany and Moacir dos Anjos, director of the Museum of Modern Art of Recife, Brazil. First major event promoted in partnership by Fórum Permanente, Goethe Institut, British Coucil and Brazil Connects.
2004
May: Meeting with Catherine David: Artistic practices and cultural institutions: other perspectives (portuguese only).
July: Launch of Fórum Permanente's website at FAPESP's Virtual Incubator. Check here the memory of the former HOME of Fórum Permanente!
September: Challenges for Art Museums in Brazil in the 21st Century, round-table with Moacir dos Anjos, Paulo Herkenhoff, Marcelo Araújo and Paulo Sérgio Duarte. (Portuguese only)
December: two meetings with Roger Buergel, curator of the 12th Kassel Documenta (the most important contemporary art show in the world): The Curator and the artists and Documenta - what, how and for whom?
2005
November: 1st specialized, critical coverage by Fórum Permanente on the occasion of the annual meeting of CIMAM-ICOM - Committee of Modern and Contemporary Art of the International Council of Museums. (Available in English)
2006
During the year: Coverage of the 27th São Paulo Biennial - "How to live together" - International Seminars. (Portuguese only)
August: 1st International Symposium of Contemporary Art of São Paulo (partnership Paço das Artes & Fórum Permanente). (Portuguese only)
September/October: Coverage of the 27th Bienal de São Paulo through a Dossier. - (Portuguese only)
November: Round Table: The Social in Art; between ethics and aesthetics with Claire Bishop (University of Warwick, UK), Antoní Muntadas (Spanish artist), Sônia Salzstein (ECA- USP) and Paula Trope (Brazilian artist). - (Portuguese only)
2007
June-September: Critical Coverage of Documenta 12 (Kassel, Germany). (Portuguese only)
October: 2nd International Symposium of Contemporary Art (Paço das Artes & Permanent Forum). (Portuguese only)
October: Debate with Roger Buergel "Evaluating Documenta 12" with the participation of Suely Rolnik, Walter Riedweg, Lisette Lagnado, Felipe Chaimovich and Graziella Kunsch. (Portuguese only)
2008
February: coverage of the debates about Brazilian art at ARCO, contemporary art fair in Madrid, Spain.
June: coverage of the 10th Sonsbeek, contemporary sculpture exhibition in Arnhem, Holland.
August: Global Turn of Contemporary Art in Brazilian Collections: meeting of the main directors and curators of museums in Brazil held at Goethe (GAM & FP).
September/October: Coverage of the 28th Bienal de São Paulo by means of a Dossier.
2009
March: International Meeting of Curators held at the Pinacoteca: "Curating Transnational Projects: the local in the global".
May: presentation and debate of IBRAM's ( Brazilian Institute of Museums) proposals related to art museums. Check the IBRAM Dossier here!
June: Critical coverage of the 1st State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
November: Fórum Permanente becomes a Cultural Association.
December: Access in Reverse - International Seminar on Culture and Accessibility - CCSP.
2010
April: critical coverage of the seminar at the 6th edition of SP-Arte - São Paulo International Art Fair.
June: Critical coverage of the 2nd State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
September: lecture and debate with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, curator of the 13th Documenta & Lisette Lagnado, curator of the 27th Bienal.
September: International Curators Meeting at Centro Cultural São Paulo. (Available in English)
September/October: Coverage of the 29th Bienal de São Paulo through Dossier.
November: Critical coverage of the II Bahian Conference of Museums in Salvador, Bahia.
2011
February: launch of Fórum Permanente's book collection (funds from the Brazil Contemporary Art Program of the São Paulo Biennial Foundation and the Ministry of Culture).
June: Critical coverage of the 3rd State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
2012
May: creation of the Fórum Permanente Research Group: Cultural System between Public and Private at the IEA-Institute for Advanced Studies of USP.
June: Critical coverage of the 4th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
September: International Meeting: Latin America and Contemporary Art: Curatorship and Collections.
September: The idea of metacuratorship.
September: The Conception of the Campus of the Central University of Venezuela, Designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva.
September/October: Coverage of the 30th Bienal de São Paulo by a Dossier.
December: Launch of issue #0 of Periódico Permanente, Fórum Permanente's electronic journal, and also the new website.
2013
March: Launch of issue Nº.1 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
June: critical coverage of the 5th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
July: Launch of issue Nº. 2 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
August: Critical coverage of the 23rd General Conference of ICOM (International Council of Museums) - Available in English
October: Launching of issue Nº. 3 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
December: Launch of issue No. 4 of Periódico Permanente, tthe electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
Fórum Permanente research group joins the Institute for Advanced Studies at USP
2014
April: Launch of issue Nº.5 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
June: Critical coverage of the 6th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
September/October: Coverage of the 31st São Paulo Biennial through a Dossier.
2015
June: Critical coverage of the Africa Africans Meeting at the AfroBrazil Museum.
June: Critical coverage of the 7th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
December: Participation in the international seminar Perspektiven15 - Debate about the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Germany (Available in English)
2016
March: Launch of issue Nº.6 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
May: Meeting with Paulo Herkenhoff at the IEA,
June: Critical coverage of the 8th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
August: Beginning of the Interstate Meetings: Mediation in Contemporary Art: the role of audiences, a project awarded by Funarte-MinC in 2015
September: Critical coverage of the Meeting Portugal Portuguese - at the AfroBrasil Museum
September: Launching event at IEA of issue N.6 of Periódico Permanente
September: Meeting at Tomie Ohtake Institute in São Paulo, SP - (Interstate meetings: Mediation in Contemporary Art: the role of the public)
September: Meeting with Inti Guerrero - curator of Latin American art at Tate Modern, London
September/October: Coverage of the 32nd Bienal de São Paulo through a Dossier.
October: Critical Coverage of the event Conversas com Objeto (talks with object) - Goethe and Museu AfroBrasil
October: Meeting at Casa Porto das Artes Plástica in Vitória, ES - (Interstate meetings: Mediation in Contemporary Art: the role of the public)
November: Meeting at the MAM of Niterói, RJ - (Interstate meetings: Mediation in Contemporary Art: the role of the public)
November: Meeting at UnB Brasília, DF - (Interstate meetings: Mediation in Contemporary Art: the role of the public)
December: Event for the Launching of issue N.7 of Periódico Permanente, the electronic journal of Fórum Permanente
2017
February: Debate with Christian Stein Architectures of Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Research on Games, Virtuality and the Global Museum at IEA - (Available in English)
February: Round Table: Museum of Intermediate Things at IEA
June: Critical Coverage of the 9th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
August: Meeting with Antoni Muntadas - Spanish artist
August: Meeting with Jochen Volz - Director of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
October: Critical Coverage of the 50 years of the Lasar Segall Museum
October - February (2018): 1st Meeting of the Debate: Conservation and Preservation in Brazil
November (2017) - February (2018): Lecture Cycle of the Ready Made in Brazil Exhibition - Critical Coverage
December: Meeting with Gabriel Perez Barreiro - Curator of the 33rd São Paulo Biennial
December: II Meeting of the Debate: Conservation and Preservation in Brazil
2018
March: III Meeting of the Debate: Conservation and Preservation in Brazil
June: IV Meeting the Debate on Conservation and Preservation in Brazil: Displacement of Collections: Transigent Conservation
July: Critical coverage 10th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference
September/October: Coverage of the 33rd Bienal of São Paulo through Dossier.
November: Critical Coverage of the International Conference Black Feminism and Intersectionality with Patricia Hill Collins at Afro Brasil Museum.
December: awarding of Fórum Permanente in the quality of "Cultural Entity" in the "Edital de Premiação dos Pontos de Cultura", launched by the Secretariat of Culture of the State of São Paulo on October 18, 2018, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture. Fórum Permanente was among the 100 best classified entities receiving a diploma that certifies it as a State Culture Point and also an award as a form of recognition for the cultural initiatives already developed. In a universe of 1,037 competitors, this is a huge achievement for all the members and collaborators of the entity!
2019
March: Debate in Conservation and Preservation in Brazil: Management at Risk or Risk Management? The situation of safeguarding the national cultural and artistic heritage.
June: Meeting with Ivo Mesquita
July: Debate Conservation and Preservation in Brazil: Good practices, trends and technology against fire for the cultural heritage
September: Critical Coverage of the 25th ICOM International Conference held in Kyoto, Japan (International Council of Museums). (Available in English)
November: Critical Coverage of Black Consciousness Month and 15 years of Afro-Brazil Museum - Seminar: Quilombo and Black Peasantry in Brazil
November: Fórum Permanente is awarded by the State of São Paulo (trought Proac) the funds for producing the exhibition About Academia of Antoni Muntadas in Brazil.
2020
The year 2020 was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Fórum Permanente reinforced its online presence through its social networks and by publishing five editions of the "Jornada da Quarentena" (The journey of Quarantine), making available on the website a selection of articles, essays, panel discussions and other artistic productions from its immense archive, seeking with this to stimulate the diffusion of quality content about contemporary art, culture and art museums.
April : Jornada da Quarentena #1
June: Jornada da Quarentena #3
July: Jornada da Quarentena #4
August: Jornada da Quarentena #5
September/October - Resumption of production of the exhibition About Academia , interpreted for virtuality.
November: Launching of Periodico Permanente nº8 - Documenta a partir do Futuro
November: Critical coverage of the 11th State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference - "Museums, Society and Crisis: from mourning to struggle".
2021
April: Opening of the exhibition About Academia an Online interpretation - Available in English / Disponible en Español
April: Opening panel discussion: Which University do we want? with Ailton Krenak, Antoni Muntadas, Guilherme Ary Plonski, Macaé Evaristo, Martin Grossmann and Nestor Garcia Canclini - Available in English / Disponible en Español
May: Discussion panel About Academia: Intercontinental Academia with David Gange, Érica Peçanha, Guilherme Ary Plonski, Mariko Murata, Martin Grossmann and Nikki Moore - Available in English / Disponible en Español
May: Discussion panel About Academia: University and Context with Guilherme Wisnik, Helena Nader, Naomar de Almeida Filho, Renato Janine Ribeiro - Available in English / Disponible en Español
June: Launching of the Periódico Permanente nº9 - A discreta história: reflections on the construction of a history of art in Latin America
July: Launching of the Ebook: REFLEXIVE OVERVIEW: 11 years of reflexions and discussions The State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference - Book created in partnership with Acam Portinari and Sisem-SP, the book divided into two parts, the first makes an institutional analysis with texts by former secretaries and leaders who idealized the Paulista Meeting of Museums and the second presents a critical overview of each of the meetings held.
September: Launching of the English and Spanish versions of the book REFLEXIVE OVERVIEW: 11 years of reflexions and discussions The State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference with the international round table (focused on Latin America): In evidence: REFLEXIVE OVERVIEW: 11 years of reflexions and discussions The State of São Paulo's Annual Museum Conference with Renata Vieira da Motta , Julia Buenaventura (Colombia), Ramón Castillo Inostroza (Chile), Mariana von Hartenthal and Daniel Rangel. - Available in English
November: About Academia: About Academia and the STEM & STEAM debate with Antoni Muntadas, Marcos Buckeridge, Soraya Smaili, Guilherme Ary Plonski.
November: A foreign look at the museums of São Paulo - 3rd launch event of the book Panorama Reflexivo 11 anos de Encontro Paulista de Museus.- Available in English / Disponible en Español
November: Individual and collective correspondences and confluences: the course of the 34th São Paulo International Biennial (2018-2021) with Carla Zaccagnini (artist - curator), Paulo Miyada (curator), Marcelo Maia Rosa and Anna Helena Villela (architects), Luciana Alves and Thiago Gil de Oliveira Virava (educators) and Vitor César (artist designer).
December: Closing of the exhibition About Academia - An online interpretation
