Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- December 13, 2022
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Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Subject : History
Context:
- Recently, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale opened displaying works of over 90 artists from across the globe in varied media.
What are art Biennales:
- A biennale is an international large-scale showcase of art that takes place every two years at a particular site, centered around a curatorial theme.
- The theme for 2022: “In Our Views Flow Ink and Fire”.
- One of the most prestigious and oldest biennales in the world is the Venice Biennale, which was established through a resolution by the city council in 1893 to celebrate national artistic talent.
- With its rising popularity, the 1900s saw the emergence of Biennales across the world, with Bienal de Sao Paulo being instituted as the first non-European biennial in 1951.
- In 2009, a global Biennale Foundation was established with an aim to create a platform for dialogue, networking, and knowledge sharing among contemporary art biennials around the world.
More about Kochi-Muziris Biennale:
- The Kochi Muziris Biennale was founded in 2011 by Kerala-born, Mumbai-based artists Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu.
- It aims to create a platform that will introduce contemporary, global visual art theory and practice to India.
- It is the largest of its kind in South Asia and is organized by the Kochi Biennale Foundation at Kochi, Kerala.
- The Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust engaged in promoting art and culture and educational activities in India.
- It works throughout the year to strengthen contemporary art infrastructure and to broaden public access to art across India through a diverse range of programmes.
- The 2022 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale will display the works of over 90 artists from across the world in various media.
- It is curated by Singapore-based Indian-origin artist Shubigi Rao.
- The central theme for this event is “In Our Views Flow Ink and Fire”.
- This is a four-month-long event will be organized in multiple venues in Kochi