The fifth edition of Kochi Muzirs Biennale comes to a close with around bounty for local businesses and people

The fifth edition of Kochi Muzirs Biennale comes to a close with around bounty for local businesses and people

A visitor lies in a stairwell with Scottish artist Jim Lambie’s artwork ‘Zobop’ at the 2023 Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kochi, India. The Kochi Muziris Biennale is one of Asia’s biggest contemporary art festivals on the island of Fort Kochi in Kerala. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) | Photo Credit: Abhishek Chinnappa Curtains come down on […]

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A prolific artist, Vivan Sundaram remained a staunch supporter of Kochi Biennale from its start

A prolific artist, Vivan Sundaram remained a staunch supporter of Kochi Biennale from its start

Bose Krishnamachari still recollects vividly the words of veteran artist Vivan Sundaram when he was stuck with the mounting challenges at the start of the first edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale in 2012. “He held me close and assured that he would take care of his installation titled Black Gold, which made up of […]

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale reflects voice of marginalised: Sitaram Yechury

Kochi-Muziris Biennale reflects voice of marginalised: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at Aspinwall House, the main venue of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale on Monday.  | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin The Kochi-Muziris Biennale reflects the voice of those marginalised due to various reasons in various realms of life, said CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. “Artworks that bring new revelations deliver new enlightenment. The […]

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‘Idam’ showcases contemporary art practices of Malayali artists

‘Idam’ showcases contemporary art practices of Malayali artists

Works on show at ‘Idam’ at the Durbar Art Gallery | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT A curious web of delicate objects stays suspended in the air. On closer inspection, one sees that they are stuck to the false wall of the gallery with slender, almost invisible needles. Abdulla PA’s strikingly fragile installation is born out […]

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In a Kochi warehouse, the kitchen comes alive in an immersive show ‘A place at the table’

In a Kochi warehouse, the kitchen comes alive in an immersive show ‘A place at the table’

The film ‘Who put out the Fire’ | Photo Credit: TAOS Viji Ramesh, a homemaker, prepares crab roast in a film in a loop screened in the central hall of Devassy Jose and Sons Warehouse in Mattancherry. The Konkani woman takes viewers through the process as she talks about her kitchen, pounding masalas and cleaning […]

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In Pictures | Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23

In Pictures | Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23

Despite 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 world are featured this year in the […]

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Air India Express unveils new tail art on Boeing 737-800 developed at Kochi biennale

Air India Express unveils new tail art on Boeing 737-800 developed at Kochi biennale

Tourism Minister Mohamed Riyas and artist Bose Krishnamachary at the unveiling of a new tail art developed at the Kochi Muziris Biennale painted on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Air India Express, at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPL Air India Express has unveiled a new tail art developed at the […]

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Serendipity Arts Festival 2022 reinforces how destination art shows are drawing crowds

Serendipity Arts Festival 2022 reinforces how destination art shows are drawing crowds

After a long lull, on-ground festivals and art fairs are back. Last month, Bengaluru hosted the 11th edition of Bangalore Literature Festival to much fanfare. Further south, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale made a comeback after two years. And in Goa, at the Mandovi waterfront, a lively December mood returned as the Serendipity Arts Festival (December 15-23) […]

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022/23 | ‘Bhumi’ art project depicting survival amid the pandemic crisis

Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022/23 | ‘Bhumi’ art project depicting survival amid the pandemic crisis

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, […]

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The Kochi Muziris Biennale is a good time for retail in Fort Kochi

The Kochi Muziris Biennale is a good time for retail in Fort Kochi

The fifth edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) may have been postponed but the mood in Fort Kochi, host to the art extravaganza, is upbeat, and it is not just from the art perspective. “Every business in the area is looking toward the Biennale with hope and optimism. We need to make up the […]

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