Danish newspaper Information brings an interview with guaraná farmer (we are trying to get this translated into English soon).

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This article is in Portuguese and was published on www.creativecommons.org.br

Coletivo dinamarquês acusa Fundação Bienal de censura

Apresentada na Bienal de Veneza em 2003, a obra “Guaraná Power”, do coletivo dinamarquês Superflex, foi selecionada pela curadoria da 27ª Bienal de São Paulo mas teve sua exibição vetada pela Fundação realizadora da mostra. Tônico de sabor concentrado e propriedades energéticas, de grande sucesso na Europa, o Guaraná Power tem como função primeira a crítica ao monopólio do mercado e a suas conseqüências nas comunidades agricultoras. (Read on …)

The Brasilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo published an article about the censorship of Guaraná Power on the opening of the 27th Sao Paulo Biennial:

Grupo acusa Fundação Bienal de censurar obra

Uma acusação de censura criou polêmica, ontem, na entrevista coletiva dos organizadores da 27ª Bienal de São Paulo. No documento “A obra de arte que os brasileiros não terão permissão de ver na Bienal”, distribuído à imprensa, o grupo dinamarquês Superflex afirmou que o “presidente da Fundação Bienal, Manuel Francisco Pires da Costa, censurou um trabalho com reconhecimento internacional para o público brasileiro”. (Read on …)

Press release from Superflex regarding their participation in the27th Sao Paulo Binnial:

The Art work that Brazilians are not allowed to see at the Sao Paulo biennial 

The President of the Bienal Foundation, Manoel Francisco Píres da Costa censors an international well-known art piece for the Brazilian audience.

Superflex was invited by the group of curators of the 27th Bienal of São Paulo to show their work and, in particular, was asked to present their internationally known work XXXXXXX XXXXX - a social and political work that deals with the curatorial concept of this biennial, “how to live together”. (Read on …)

The production of the first batch of Guaraná Power at Landkær. First batch was around 10000 bottles, bottled in about 15 minutes.

http://guaranapower.org/media/guaranapower_production.avi

During the show SELF-ORGANISE/GUARANÁ POWER, Superflex activated REDCAT with various presentations including a series of screenings focused on acts of self-organization.

http://redcat.org/gallery/superflex.html