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Krispin JosephPX

Krispin Joseph PX, a poet and journalist, completed an MFA in art history and visual studies at the University of Hyderabad and an MA in sociology and cultural anthropology from the Central European University, Vienna.

Jompet Kuswidananto on Ghost Ballad: Singing Histories of Resistance

Kochi Muziris Biennale /
Jompet-Kuswidanantos

Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto presents ‘Ghost Ballad,’ a site-specific installation at Pepper House, as a part of the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–26), marking the journey from dictatorship to democracy and bringing together once-thriving, banned music and performances. The work uses his signature objects of ‘bodiless’ figures to gather the fractured chronology of Indonesia, acting as […]

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In Conversation with Birender Yadav on ‘Only the Earth Knows the Labour’

Kochi Muziris Biennale /
Birender Yadav

What happens to work culture and workers’ lives when viewed through the lens of art, subject to the artist’s interpretation, as in Birender Yadav’s? The uniqueness of Birender Yadav’s artwork ‘Only the Earth Knows the Labour’ (2025), exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, lies in the fact that it renders visible the politics and aesthetics of

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Art of Ugur Gallenkuş: Fragments of War and Collage as Witness

Artist Profile /
Ugur-Gallenkus

The art of Turkish collage artist Ugur Gallenkuş proves that wartime is not only about war but also about thoughts and movement against it. As attacks against Iran have begun following the Russian-Ukrainian war and Israel’s ongoing aggressions in Palestine, anti-war art creations are also gaining attention on social media. Ugur Gallenkuş’s works are a

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Malak Mattar: A Homeland Painted in Memory, Art After the Bombing

Artist Profile /
Malak Mattar

War shapes people’s socio-political life and, thus, their artistic expressions, and it changes like any other experience. Palestinian artists Malak Mattar, whose lives and experiences with prolonged conflict have been personally affected, depict war as a mirrored experience with details. The experience of war, like other experiences, leaves its imprint, and following it, one can

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Threads of Memory: War and Diasporic Identity in the Art of Samar Hussaini

Artist Profile /

In a world where conflict frequently shapes society, War continues to play a major role in political, historical, artistic, and cultural tales. Ongoing geopolitical concerns, such as unexpected attacks and conflicts in the Middle East, serve as a reminder that War is an enduring reality that transforms civilisations, geography, memory, and identities rather than just

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In Conversation with Cop Shiva: ‘Being Gandhi and Marginal Voices’

Interview /
Cop Shiva

Cop Shiva is one of India’s most significant contemporary photographers. In Like Gold, a collateral exhibition at the Kochi Muziris Biennale, he presented ‘Being Gandhi’, which explores the tension between the banal and the formal, between bureaucracy and emotion, and exemplifies his ability to navigate and express the ambivalence of photography and contemporary visual culture.

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Asim Waqif’s Ecologies: Fractured Cities and Living Materials

Artist Profile, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Asim Waqif

Asim Waqif, an Indian artist, traverses architecture, ecology, and the vibrant life of cities to create art, representing India at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Waqif, born in Hyderabad (1978), trained as an architect, has become an artist and created a vocabulary of alluring atmospheres, sculpture, installation, and video. Through artwork, Asim Waqif examines how materials,

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The Art of Sumakshi Singh: Weaving Memory, Space, and Silence

Artist Profile, Venice Biennale 2026 /

Artist Sumakshi Singh, known for her unique ability to materialise the intangible—memory, perception, fragility, and time—is a leading figure in contemporary Indian art, and represents India at this year’s Venice Biennale. She brings an artistic language composed of thread, translucency, stillness, and the delicate tension between presence and disappearance. Her delicate yet theoretically grounded paintings

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Alwar Balasubramaniam: ‘Tracing the Self’, Body, and Becoming

Artist Profile, Venice Biennale 2026 /

The creative world of Alwar Balasubramaniam, known as “Bala,” spans decades of exciting practice. His techniques, which began with an intense focus on painting and printmaking, evolved dramatically after 2000, when he turned toward sculpture and immersive installations—an ongoing exploration now culminating in his role as India’s representative at the upcoming Venice Biennale. As we

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