Kochi Muziris Biennale

When observing Nityan Unnikrishnan’s artworks displayed at Kochi Muziris Biennale, Deleuze’s phrase ‘To be fully a part of the crowd and at the same time completely outside it, removed from it’ comes to mind. What Deleuze means is not to avoid or withdraw from the crowd, but rather, philosophically, to respond to it. It calls […]

The paintings from Smita M. Babu’s series ‘Pakalam’, exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, traverse the geographical peculiarities of the Ashtamudi Lake shore in Kollam, a region with numerous unique characteristics. Smita’s works, which hint at various aspects related to the coir industry, including occupations, history, and traditions, stand as a testament to how an artist

Art is multiplicity; it is multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and intersubjective; therefore, it is impossible to define what art is. Art implies many things, and so is the artist. When the contemporary world suggests that art is a product of capitalism, the art life of Shilpi Rajan testifies that art is also ‘socialism,’ or at least an

Living in the times of visual overdose; burdened with visual illiteracy; the responses to an art event could vary from complete dismissal to adulation. I met a spectrum of these between the two extreme points at the sixth edition of KMB (Kochi Muziris Biennale). The complexity of times we are living in and the demands

There is always a heavy weight to thoughts and news about and from Kashmir. There is always an undercurrent of sorrow and severe conflicts in it. That undercurrent is the hallmark of the artworks of the Kashmiri artist Moonis Ahmad Shah, displayed at the Kochi Muziris Biennale. Moreover, Moonis Ahmad Shah’s world of art also

Artist Ali Akbar’s works, exhibited as part of the curated show at the ongoing 6th edition of Kochi Muziris Biennale, are entirely contemporary in nature, posing questions while also advancing the Biennale’s mission and challenging the legacy of colonialism through a visual dialogue. These works directly and indirectly pose a multitude of questions to the

One among the art productions that is attracting a lot of spectators in the initial days of the 6th edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale is the young artist Sujith SN’s painting series titled Untitled (2025), Elsewhere or Otherwise (2025), and Gateway to the Botanical Gardens (2025). Through this painting, the artist aims to create

The sixth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale officially inaugurates today, transforming the historic port city of Kochi into a 110-day hub of artistic exchange, creative dialogue, and cultural resilience. The sixth edition, titled “For the Time Being,” opened with a flag-hoisting ceremony at Aspinwall House this morning and will see Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurate

The sixth edition of the much-awaited Kochi Biennale is opening its doors for art enthusiasts on December 12, 2025. An art extravaganza lasting for about 110 days with the theme “For the time being,” where artists showcase their talents through various mediums, thereby proving once again that cartographers’ demarcations are irrelevant for art perception. Artists