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ddespite the delay in opening, over two lakh people have visited the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23 in the first month of the biannual contemporary art festival held at various venues in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in Kochi. Curated by Singaporean artist Shubigi Rao, artworks by 90 artists from around the world are featured this year in … Read More “In Pictures | Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23” »
Australian artist Richard Bell has tried to map the spirit of the aboriginal resistance through his installation ‘Embassy’ at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. It was created by setting up a tent in the outdoors of the Biennale venue at Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi. The work reflects a theme that brings to light the discrimination and exploitation … Read More “Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Capturing the spirit of aboriginal resistance” »
Bhumi, a community art project, initiated by the Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts and Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation (DBF) in collaboration with artist Kamruzzaman Shadhin, on display at TKM Warehouse at Mattancherry as part of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The community art project by the people of Balia village in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, … Read More “Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022/23 | ‘Bhumi’ art project depicting survival amid the pandemic crisis” »
The exhibition at Dutch Warehouse, one of the main venues of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, will take art lovers back to the bygone era, bringing to the table the historic region of Muziris, an ancient port town somewhere north of Kochi believed to have been a hub of commercial activity. The fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris … Read More “After a four-year hiatus, Kochi-Muziris Biennale opens on December 12” »
Away from the cacophonous chorus of heavily corporatized art festivals, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale hopes to return after three pandemic-ridden years to its foundational purpose: to give back to people their real their stories, their strengths, their songs. This year, it adopts storytelling as strategy in myriad ways: words, visuals, poetry, film, music. If there is … Read More “Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-2023 | Will Kochi tell a different story?” »
The Biennale will be all encompassing in the coming few months. Just the next few days will have singer and dancer Sithara Krishnakumar (December 14) and indie musician Lifafa (December 24) performing. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t much happening outside its immediate ambition. The annual Cochin Carnival, which kicks off on December 11 and … Read More “Beyond the installations | Things to do in Fort Kochi while attending the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23” »
Artists setting up at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale | Photo Credit: Madhu Krishnan One would expect hope to be the cornerstone of a biennale that’s opening after three demanding years of the pandemic. And while it is, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a lot more — encompassing humour, satire, resilience, joy, protest. The … Read More “Let’s talk song and satire | The mood is lighter at the 2022-2023 Kochi-Muziris Biennale” »
The Chinese fishing nets, centuries-old spice warehouses, ancient centers of worship and colonial bungalows lining the cobbled streets of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, all speak of a bygone era. However, from December 12 to April 10 next year, these streets, warehouses and old villas will turn into galleries of astonishing art, with installations by more … Read More “Why Fort Kochi and Mattancherry became the venue of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale” »