Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018


The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 was the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary art held in Kochi, Kerala. This edition which was curated by Anita Dube began on 12 December 2018 and ended on 29 March 2019. Like the previous editions, Aspinwall House, Pepper House, Kasi Art Cafe, Cabral Yard, David Hall are the main venues of this biennale. This biennale was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the Government of Kerala.

History

In May 2010, Mumbai based contemporary artists of Kerala origin, Bose Krishnamachari and Riyaz Komu, were approached by then culture minister of Kerala, M.A Baby to start an international art project in the state. After this, the Kochi Biennale Foundation was setup in the year 2010.
The First Kochi-Muziris Biennale began on 12 December 2012. The Biennale hosted 88 artists from 30 different countries, site-specific works and a sustained education programme in the three months. Kochi-Muziris Biennale was also conducted in the years 2014 and 2016.

Curatorial vision

Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life is the title for the curatorial vision of the fourth edition of biennale.

Art room for children

An art room was opened for nurturing children's talent in art by the Kochi Biennale foundation as the part of the Art by Children project also conducted by KBF.

Biennale Guided Tours

Apart from the short guide and the wall text, the Kochi Biennale Foundation had also arranged free public tours and reserved guided walks in this fourth edition.

List of artists

94 projects by 138 artists from 32 countries were exhibited in this biennale.
ArtistCountry
Aernout MikNetherlands
Afrah ShafiqIndia
Ajay DesaiIndia
Akram ZaatariLebanon
Anjali Monteiro + K. P. JayasankarIndia
Anoli PereraSri Lanka
Arunkumar. H. GIndia
Anju DodiyaIndia
Annu Palakunnathu MatthewIndia/United States
Araya RasdjarmrearnsookThailand
Arya krishnanIndia
Bapi DasIndia
Barthélémy ToguoCameroon
Bracha EttingerIsrael
Brook AndrewAustralia
B. V. SureshIndia
Celia-YuniorCuba
Chandan GomesIndia
Chitra GaneshIndia
ChittaprosadIndia
Cyrus KabiruKenya
Dennis MuraguriKenya
DOMENECSpain
E. B. ItsoDenmark
EDIBLE ARCHIVES
Valie Export
Goshka MacugaPoland
Guerrilla GirlsUnited States
Hassan Khan + Andeel
Heri DonoIndonesia
INES DOUJAK + JOHN BARKER
Jitish KallatIndia
Julie Gough
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba
Juul Kraijer
K P KrishnakumarIndia
KAUSIK MUKHOPADHYAYIndia
KIBUUKA MUKISA OSCARUganda
LEANDRO FEALCuba
LUBNA CHOWDHARYU.K.
Madhvi ParekhIndia
Marlene DumasNetherlands
Martha RoslerUnited States
MARZIA FARHANABangladesh
Mireille KassarFrance/Lebanon
MOCHU + SUVANI SURIIndia
Monica MayerMexico
Mrinalini MukherjeeIndia
Nathan ColeyU.K.
Nilima SheikhIndia
OoraliIndia
THE OTOLITH GROUPU.K.
PANGROK SULAPMalaysia
PRABHAKAR PACHPUTEIndia
PRIYA RAVISH MEHRAIndia
PROBIR GUPTAIndia
RADENKO MILAKBosnia Hercegovina
Rana HamadehNetherlands/Lebanon
Rania StephanLebanon
REHANA ZAMANPakistan
Rina BanerjeeUnited States/India
Rula HalawaniPalestine
SANTHA KVIndia
Santu MofokengSouth Africa
P R SATHEESHIndia
SHAMBHAVIIndia
Shilpa Gupta
Shirin NeshatIran/United States
Shubigi RaoSingapore
SISTER LIBRARYIndia
SONG DONGChina
Sonia KhuranaIndia
SRINAGAR BIENNALEIndia
Sue WilliamsonSouth Africa
SUNIL GUPTA + CHARAN SINGHIndia/U.K.
Sunil JanahIndia
TABITA REZAIREFrance French Guiana South Africa
Tania BrugueraCuba
TANIA CANDIANIMexico
Tejal ShahIndia
Temsuyanger LongkumerIndia
Thomas HirschhornSwitzerland
VANESSA BAIRDNorway
VEDA THOZHUR KOLLERIIndia
VICKY ROYIndia
VINU VVIndia
VIPIN DHANURDHARANIndia
VIVIAN CACCURIBrazil
SUBHASH SINGH VYAM + DURGABAI VYAMIndia
Walid RaadLebanon
William KentridgeSouth Africa
Young-Hae Chang Heavy IndustriesSouth Korea
Zanele MuholiSouth Africa

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