The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 was the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary art held in Kochi, Kerala. Curated by Anita Dube, it commenced on 12 December 2018 and concluded on 29 March 2019. Similar to previous editions, the main venues included Aspinwall House, Pepper House, Kasi Art Café, Cabral Yard, and David Hall. The event was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the Government of Kerala.
The curatorial theme for this edition was Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life.
History In May 2010, Mumbai-based contemporary artists of Kerala origin, Bose Krishnamachari and Riyaz Komu, were approached by the then Minister for Culture of Kerala, M.A. Baby, to initiate an international art project in the state. Subsequently, the Kochi Biennale Foundation was established in 2010.
The first Kochi-Muziris Biennale commenced on 12 December 2012. It featured 88 artists from 30 countries, site-specific works, and a sustained educational programme over a period of three months. Subsequent editions were held in 2014 and 2016.
Features Art room for children An art room was established by the Kochi Biennale Foundation as part of the Art by Children project, aimed at nurturing artistic talent among children.
Biennale guided tours In addition to providing a short guide and wall texts, the Kochi Biennale Foundation organised free public tours as well as reserved guided walks.
List of artists A total of 94 projects by 138 artists from 32 countries were exhibited in the biennale. Artist Country Aernout Mik Netherlands Afrah Shafiq India Ajay Desai India Akram Zaatari Lebanon Anjali Monteiro and K. P. Jayasankar IndiaAnoli Perera Sri LankaArunkumar. H. G IndiaAnju Dodiya IndiaAnnu Palakunnathu Matthew India / United StatesAraya Rasdjarmrearnsook ThailandArya krishnan IndiaBapi Das IndiaBarthélémy Toguo CameroonBracha Ettinger IsraelBrook Andrew AustraliaB. V. Suresh IndiaCelia-Yunior CubaChandan Gomes IndiaChitra Ganesh IndiaChittaprosad IndiaCyrus Kabiru KenyaDennis Muraguri KenyaDomenec SpainE. B. Itso DenmarkEdible Archives (artist collective) India (edible-art collective)Valie Export AustriaGoshka Macuga PolandGuerrilla Girls United StatesHassan Khan and Andeel EgyptHeri Dono IndonesiaInes Doujak and John Barker Austria / United KingdomJitish Kallat IndiaJulie Gough AustraliaJun Nguyen-Hatsushiba Japan / VietnamJuul Kraijer NetherlandsK P Krishnakumar IndiaKausik Mukhopadhyay IndiaKibuuka Mukisa Oscar UgandaLeandro Feal CubaLubna Chowdhary United KingdomMadhvi Parekh IndiaMarlene Dumas NetherlandsMartha Rosler United StatesMarzia Farhana BangladeshMireille Kassar France / LebanonMochu and Suvani Suri IndiaMonica Mayer MexicoMrinalini Mukherjee IndiaNathan Coley United KingdomNilima Sheikh IndiaOorali IndiaThe Otolith Group United KingdomPangrok Sulap Malaysia Prabhakar Pachpute IndiaPriya Ravish Mehra IndiaProbir Gupta IndiaRadenko Milak Bosnia HercegovinaRana Hamadeh Netherlands / LebanonRania Stephan LebanonRehana Zaman PakistanRina Banerjee United States / IndiaRula Halawani PalestineSantha KV IndiaSantu Mofokeng South AfricaP. R. Satheesh IndiaShambhavi IndiaShilpa GuptaIndiaShirin Neshat Iran / United StatesShubigi Rao SingaporeSister Library IndiaSong Dong ChinaSonia Khurana IndiaSrinagar Biennale IndiaSue Williamson South AfricaSunil Gupta and Charan Singh India / United KingdomSunil Janah IndiaTabita Rezaire France French Guiana South AfricaTania Bruguera CubaTania Candiani MexicoTejal Shah IndiaTemsuyanger Longkumer IndiaThomas Hirschhorn SwitzerlandVanessa Baird NorwayVeda Thozhur Kolleri IndiaVicky Roy IndiaVinu VV IndiaVipin Dhanurdharan IndiaVivian Caccuri BrazilSubhash Singh Vyam and Durgabai Vyam IndiaWalid Raad LebanonWilliam Kentridge South AfricaYoung-Hae Chang Heavy Industries South KoreaZanele Muholi South Africa
See also Kochi Muziris Biennale Anita Dube
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