Singapore-based artist-writer Shubigi Rao to curate Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2020

Singapore-based Indian-origin artist and writer Shubigi Rao has been named the curator of the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) that begins on December 12, 2020.

After a warehouse party, Kekao’s next gig occurs inside a 200-year-old heritage property

This time, they have an eclectic lineup featuring an anonymous headliner.

Edible Archives at Kochi Muziris Biennale set to revive native Indian rice strains

The Auto Raja of Kolkata: Bapi Das presents a slice of life in Bengal at the Kochi Biennale

Bapi Das from Kolkata specialises in small-scale, detailed embroidery works, which are often reflections of his home city’s urban landscape, shaped by his own life experiences.

In the blink of an eye: Chitra Ganesh speaks about her influences and works at Kochi Biennale 2018

From Amar Chitra Katha comics to dream narratives, Chitra Ganesh speaks about her influences, and time at KMB 2018.

On the wings of butterflies: Michelle Y Poonawalla transforms hurtful emotions into cathartic reactions

Michelle Y Poonawalla’s art is all about taking hurtful emotions and turning them into visceral and even cathartic reactions.

Biennale diary: Vipin Dhanurdharan's sketches of life in Kochi, and a kitchen for community feasts

The artist Vipin Dhanurdharan is documenting local lives, and hosting a kitchen for community feasts at the ongoing Biennale. 

Who are The Guerrilla Girls? Anonymous activist group makes 'bold protest art' look cool

The anonymous activist group The Guerrilla Girls is taking their brand of ‘bold protest art’ to viewers across the globe.

The nature of things: Barthelemy Toguo delivers life lessons from Cameroon to Kochi

Barthélémy Toguo delivers a few lessons on life, all the way from Cameroon to Kochi. 

Street dance performance at Kochi Muziris Biennale

Kekao electronic music event at Kochi Muziris Biennale

Nilima Sheikh’s biennale artwork is a tribute to the ‘omnipresent’ Malayali nurse

Veteran artist Nilima Sheikh's work ‘Salam Chechi’ is being showcased at the main venue of the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

'For art to make a larger impact, it should emerge from a position of empathy': Chandan Gomes

Chandan Gomes writes in about engaging with the Biennale, and finding some silence.

'This is a thought-provoking Biennale': An artist column by Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew writes in to tell us how the Biennale is changing her impressions of Kerala.

Sue Williamson presents colonial history of Cape Town and Kochi at Biennale 2018

The 77-year-old South African’s twin installation at Biennale profiles memory and identity formation; draws similarities in colonial history of the two cities.